These prayers show the most intimate expression of his spirituality. One could say that the whole of life lies in seeing if not ultimately, at least essentially. Blending science and christianity, he declared that the human epic resembles nothing so much as a way of the cross. Jun 16, 2015 teilhards the phenomenon of man le phenomene humain was written over a period of time that coincided with his entire stay in china, from 19221946. Regarding the future of the human race, he deals with topics such as globalization, the nuclear bomb, democracy, the likelihood of life on other planets, and whether peace on earth is scientifically viable. He was born may 1, 1881, and died on april 10, 1955. The nearest town, clermontferrand, was the birthplace of seventeenthcentury mathematician and religious philosopher blaise pascal 1623 1662, best known for in.
May 1, 1881 april 10, 1955 was a french philosopher and jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of peking man. Fortunately, many of his works available online and in downloadable ebook format for free through the community books open source initiative. He studied and practiced paleontology, theology, and philosophy. Between these days teilhard fully participated in a life that included priesthood, living and working in the front lines of war, field work. Regarding the future of the human race, he deals with topics. To be more is to be more united and this sums up and is the very conclusion of the work to follow. He conceived the idea of the omega point a maximum level of complexity and consciousness towards which he believed the universe was evolving and developed vladimir vernadskys concept of. Sus paginas querrian ensenar a ver a dios por todas partes. Pdf teilhard and other modern thinkers on evolution, mind, and. Une edition numerique realisee par gemma paquet, benevole.
We hope to make it accessibleclearly, simply, and understandablyto those who wish to experience it. Le phenomene humain le choix meme du titre lindique. His early years were spent as a professor of geology at the catholic institute in paris. In this work, teilhard describes evolution as a process that leads to increasing complexity, culminating in the unification of consciousness.
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