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Currently Playing: Is the Renaissance Coming Back? | ft. David Fideler

Is the Renaissance Coming Back? featuring Dr. David Fideler, who studied the Italian Renaissance, ancient religions and philosophies, the history of science. Fideler holds a PhD in philosophy and intellectual history. David’s Substack — “A Renaissance of Ideas”: https://davidfideler.substack.com/ David’s book “Restoring the Soul of the World” https://www.thesouloftheworld.com/ The Renaissance Program in Florence: https://therenaissanceprogram.com/ Living Ideas Journal: https://livingideasjournal.com/ Intro 0:00-1:40 Studying Neoplatonism 1:40-4:30 How did the Renaissance happen? 4:30-15:30 Platonism and the Renaissance 15:30-21:40 Cultural Decline 21:40-25:20 What is Platonism? 25:40-33:37 Spirit and the Dark Age 33:37-40:36 The World is Not a Machine 40:36-52:40 What can we do now? 52:40-55:21