The Reenchantment of the World
A historical and philosophical study of how Western culture moved from an enchanted, participatory worldview to the detached, mechanistic perspective of modern science.
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The Reenchantment of the World examines the transformation of Western thought from an organic, enchanted cosmos to a mechanistic universe.
Morris Berman traces this change through key developments in science and philosophy during the early modern period.
The book discusses how the rise of objective, detached observation replaced participatory consciousness.
It considers the cultural and intellectual consequences of this paradigm shift for contemporary society.
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