His theory of evolution threw light on a social perspective which stated that man was evolving mentally and socially towards a spiritual unity. Blending science and christianity, he declared that the human epic resembles nothing so much as a way of the cross. Teilhard then argues that evolution has not stopped with the creation of human beings, but is now in the process of converging the human mass like atoms and cells before. Teilhards father collected rocks, insects, fossils, and plants as a hobby. Teilhard was also a supporter of a oneworld government. Le phenomene humain le choix meme du titre lindique. 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. Pdf teilhard and other modern thinkers on evolution, mind, and. The extracts which follow comprise the first cahier of the association of friends of pierre. Vas for suggestion the phenomenon of man for inclusion in this bespoke online library. View the list he that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed. He studied and practiced paleontology, theology, and philosophy. By the 1890s, the first dust of the controversy over darwinism was already beginning to subside in england.
His visionary writings on the reconciliation of faith and evolutionary theory aroused the. Born in france, the priest worked for much of his adult life as a scientist in china, including participation on the dig that uncovered peking man. 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. Early on, she instilled in her son a love for jesus. The truth is, indeed, that love is the threshold of another universe. To be more is to be more united and this sums up and is the very conclusion of the work to follow. One could say that the whole of life lies in seeing if not ultimately, at least essentially. This was the time, for instance, of pierre duhems famous essay on the physics of a believer. The nearest town, clermontferrand, was the birthplace of seventeenthcentury mathematician and religious philosopher blaise pascal 1623 1662, best known for in. Beyond the vibrations with which we are familiar, the rainbowlike range of its colours is still in full growth.
National geologic survey of china, and director of the. Between these days teilhard fully participated in a life that included priesthood, living and working in the front lines of war, field work. Teilhards body of work has much to offer transhumanists, who advocate the use of technology to enhance human capacities and. Shattered as a child by the loss of his idols of stone, iron, and the impermanence of his own body, teilhard set out on his religious quest in response to that question. Fortunately, many of his works available online and in downloadable ebook format for free through the community books open source initiative. These prayers show the most intimate expression of his spirituality. He was born may 1, 1881, and died on april 10, 1955.
The divine milieu explained teilhard for beginners. Merging catholicism and science, teilhard asserted that evolution was gods ongoing creative act, that matter and spirit were one, and. 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. Regarding the future of the human race, he deals with topics. His early years were spent as a professor of geology at the catholic institute in paris. The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the observed. Une edition numerique realisee par gemma paquet, benevole. He shows how mans spiritual life can become a participation in the destiny of the universe. They can be followed from the first in 1916 during his. We hope to make it accessibleclearly, simply, and understandablyto those who wish to experience it.