Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Anatomical Bodies - Fleshing Out the Image of Linguistic Reference 2. Abandoned Earth, Abonded Nature - Language Theory as Dream of Departure 3.Earthrise—The Ecocentric Critique of Dissociated Reference 4. Promethean Postmodernism—Stealing Fire From the God-Terms 5. Promethean Purpose as Renewal of the Gods—Reconceiving the Alienation of Sign From Referent Conclusion

About the Author

Bret Alderman graduated from the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California, in 2013 with a PhD in Depth Psychology. He currently works as a professional freelance translator and editor. He also teaches courses on dreams and the roots of human behavior for the Summer Institute for the Gifted.