" Deep ecology does not see the world as a collection of isolated objects but rather as a network of phenomena that are fundamentally interconnected and interdependent. It recognizes the intrinsic value of all living beings and views humans—in the celebrated words attributed to Chief Seattle—as just one particular strand in the web of life. "

― Fritjof Capra , The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism