David FidelerRestoring the Soul of the World
Our Living Bond with Nature's Intelligence
David Fideler holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and the history of science and cosmology. A recognized authority on the Pythagorean school, he is the editor of The Pythagorean Sourcebook and Library; author of Jesus Christ, Sun of God; translator of Love’s Alchemy; and editor of the humanities journal Alexandria.
Introduction
In Search of the Living Universe
Part I
Awakening to the Beauty of Nature
Humanity and the Cosmological Impulse
1 Starlight and Cosmovision
Awakening to the Universe
2 Beauty, Desire, and the Soul of the World
3 Life in the Cosmopolis
4 The Light of Nature and the Alchemical Imagination
5 The Lushness of Earth and the Spirit of the Desert
6 The Last Flowering
The Rediscovery of Soul in Renaissance Florence
Part II
The Death of Nature and the Rise of Alienation
7 The Mechanization of the World
8 In the Name of Utility
The Exploitation of Nature and the Decline of Pleasure
Part III
Anima Mundi
Rediscovering the Living Universe
9 Psyche Regained
10 The Mirror of Nature
Modern Cosmology and the Reanimation of the Universe
11 The Pattern Which Connects
Life and Mind in Nature
Part IV
A World with a Future
Cultivating Life in a Global Community
12 The Turning Point
Returning Home in the Space Age
13 The Alchemy of Engagement
Working in Collaboration with Nature
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
