Restoring the Soul of the World: Our Living Bond with Nature's

Restoring the Soul of the World: Our Living Bond with Nature's Intelligence

Humanityâ€™s creative role within the living pattern of nature

â€¢ Explores important scientific discoveries that reveal the self-organizing intelligence at the heart of nature

â€¢ Examines the idea of a living cosmos from its roots in the earliest cultures, to its eclipse during the Scientific Revolution, to its return today

â€¢ Reveals ways to reengage our creative partnership with nature and collaborate with natureâ€™s intelligence

For millennia the world was seen as a creative, interconnected web of life, constantly growing, developing, and restoring itself. But with the arrival of the Scientific Revolution in the 16th and 17th centuries, the world was viewed as a lifeless, clockÂlike mechanism, bound by the laws of classical physics. Intelligence was a trait ascribed solely to human beings, and thus humanity was viewed as superior to and separate from nature. Today new scientific discoveries are reviving the ancient philosophy of a living, interconnected cosmos, and humanity is learning from and collaborating with natureâ€™s intelligence in new, life-enhancing ways, from ecological design to biomimicry.

Drawing upon the most important scientific discoveries of recent times, David Fideler explores the self-organizing intelligence at the heart of nature and humanityâ€™s place in the cosmic pattern. He examines the ancient vision of the living cosmos from its roots in the â€œworld soulâ€ of the Greeks and the alchemical tradition, to its eclipse during the Scientific Revolution, to its return today. He explains how the mechanistic worldview led to humanityâ€™s profound sense of alienation, for if the universe only functioned as a machine, there was no longer any room for genuine creativity or spontaneity. He shows how this isnâ€™t the case and how, even at the molecular level, natural systems engage in self-organization, self-preservation, and creative problem solving, mirroring the ancient idea of a creative intelligence that exists deep within the heart of nature.

Revealing new connections between science, religion, and culture, Fideler explores how to reengage our creative partnership with nature and new ways to collaborate with natureâ€™s intelligence.
Country USA
Brand Inner Traditions
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 30 b&w illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-11-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781620553596

Country	USA
Brand	Inner Traditions
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	30 b&w illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-11-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781620553596

Restoring the Soul of the World: Our Living Bond with Nature's Intelligence

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