| Author | : Leon Marvell |
| File Size | : 46,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Academica Press,LLC |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 19 April 2024 |
| ISBN | : 9781933146270 |
| Pages | : 323 pages |
Transfigured Light by Leon Marvell Book PDF Summary
An original research monograph that investigates and re examines the ideas generated by the Hermetic tradition (the hermetic imaginary) to discuss the effects of this tradition on philosophy and science. Author posits several elements of the hermetic imaginary that have been influential in modern philosophy and science. Table of contents: Chapter1: Spirit of the Beehive: Hermetic Resonances in Cybernetics, AI and Cyberspace Chapter2: Body Doubles Chapter3: Metaphysical Geometry, Cyber-Attractors and the Shape of the World Soul Chapter4: The Gnostic Chemistry of Robert Fludd Chapter5: The Gnostic Leibniz Chapter6: History Examines a Tradition " ....Highly recommended...an original and valuable contribution to the intellectual history of the West." Professor Paul du Quenoy, AUC History and Ideas Series, No.1