The Phenomenon of Man
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin · first published 1955
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A plea for synthesis of the scientific and the theological point of view of evolution, by a contemporary French Jesuit thinker. First in a projected series of his works.
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…integration without stifling the uniqueness of the individual? There's that fear of a Borg-like outcome, where diversity is annihilated by assimilation into the collective. But I was recently reading "The Phenomenon of Man" by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (originator of the Omega Point[1] concept) and this quote stuck out to me: "In any domain -- whether it be the cells of a body, the members of a society or the elements…
on “Who Owns Huawei?” ↗…evolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Vernadsky Another thinker who developed the concept of the "noosphere" is a French Jesuit priest and scientist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. In his book The Phenomenon of Man, written in the 1930s, he: > set forth a sweeping account of the unfolding of the cosmos and the evolution of matter to humanity. > The unfolding of the material cosmos is described from primordial…
on “Noosphere, a Protocol for Thought” ↗