Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
| Revd. Pere Pierre Teilhard de Chardin | |||||
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| Born | 1881 | ||||
| Died | 1955 | ||||
| Residence | Cenozoic Laboratory, National Geological Survey of China, 33 Shang Li Chia Po,Changsha, Hunan, China [1937] | ||||
| Occupation |
church philosopher palaeontologist geologist | ||||
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1936.12.15 The following were nominated as Hon. Fellows, it being resolved to elect two Hon. Fellows only: Dr Teilhard du Chardin, Baron von Eickstedt, Prof. S.G. Morley, Prof. S. Zamiatnine, Prof. Lundborg.
Notes From Elsewhere
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (French: [pjɛʁ tejaʁ də ʃaʁdɛ̃]; 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of 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 Vernadsky's concept of noosphere.
During his lifetime, many of Teilhard's writings were censored by the Catholic Church because of his views on original sin. However, Teilhard was praised by Pope Benedict XVI, and he was also noted for his contributions to theology in Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato si'.[1][2][3]
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External Publications
Le Phénomène Humain (1955), written 1938–40, scientific exposition of Teilhard's theory of evolution
· · The Phenomenon of Man (1959), Harper Perennial 1976: · ISBN 0-06-090495-X. Reprint 2008: · ISBN 978-0-06-163265-5.
· · The Human Phenomenon (1999), Brighton: Sussex Academic, 2003: · ISBN 1-902210-30-1
Letters From a Traveler (1956; English translation 1962), written 1923–55 Le Groupe Zoologique Humain (1956), written 1949, more detailed presentation of Teilhard's theories
· Man's Place in Nature (English translation 1966)
Le Milieu Divin (1957), spiritual book written 1926–27, in which the author seeks to offer a way for everyday life, or the secular, to be divinised.
· The Divine Milieu (1960) Harper Perennial 2001: · ISBN 0-06-093725-4
L'Avenir de l'Homme (1959) essays written 1920–52, on the evolution of consciousness (noosphere)
· The Future of Man (1964) Image 2004: · ISBN 0-385-51072-1
Hymn of the Universe (1961; English translation 1965) Harper and Row: ISBN 0-06-131910-4, mystical/spiritual essays and thoughts written 1916–55 L'Energie Humaine (1962), essays written 1931–39, on morality and love
· Human Energy (1969) Harcort Brace Jovanovich · ISBN 0-15-642300-6
L'Activation de l'Energie (1963), sequel to Human Energy, essays written 1939–55 but not planned for publication, about the universality and irreversibility of human action
· Activation of Energy (1970), Harvest/HBJ 2002: · ISBN 0-15-602817-4
Je M'Explique (1966) Jean-Pierre Demoulin, editor ISBN 0-685-36593-X, "The Essential Teilhard" — selected passages from his works
· Let Me Explain (1970) Harper and Row · ISBN 0-06-061800-0, Collins/Fontana 1973: · ISBN 0-00-623379-1
Christianity and Evolution, Harvest/HBJ 2002: ISBN 0-15-602818-2 The Heart of the Matter, Harvest/HBJ 2002: ISBN 0-15-602758-5 Toward the Future, Harvest/HBJ 2002: ISBN 0-15-602819-0 The Making of a Mind: Letters from a Soldier-Priest 1914–1919, Collins (1965), Letters written during wartime. Writings in Time of War, Collins (1968) composed of spiritual essays written during wartime. One of the few books of Teilhard to receive an imprimatur. Vision of the Past, Collins (1966) composed of mostly scientific essays published in the French science journal Etudes. The Appearance of Man, Collins (1965) composed of mostly scientific writings published in the French science journal Etudes. Letters to Two Friends 1926–1952, Fontana (1968) composed of personal letters on varied subjects including his understanding of death. Letters to Léontine Zanta, Collins (1969) Correspondence / Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Maurice Blondel, Herder and Herder (1967) This correspondence also has both the imprimatur and nihil obstat. de Chardin, P T (1952). "On the zoological position and the evolutionary significance of Australopithecines". Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences (Mar 1952) 14 (5): 208–10. PMID 14931535. de Terra, H; de Chardin, PT; Paterson, TT (1936). "Joint geological and prehistoric studies of the Late Cenozoic in India". Science (6 March 1936) 83 (2149): 233–236. doi:10.1126/science.83.2149.233-a. PMID 17809311.
