About this title: Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: [2d Harper torchbook ed.].
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper and Row, New York
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Text in English, French. 320 p. illus. 22 cm. Harper Torchbooks; 383. Harper torchbook, TB383; the cathedral library.. Translation of Le phénomène humain read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper Torchbooks, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good paperback with some light general wear. light rubbing on covers and a considerable amount on spine. pages clean and unmarked. 318 pages. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper, New York
Date Published: 1965
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. A little light highlighting. Text in English, French. 318 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Translation of Le phénomène humain. read more
Description: Good. 1976-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Torchbooks
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. Ex-library copy with typical markings and attachments. Corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A good paperback copy but heavily underlined. The underlining is in red pen and runs throughout the book, but it is extremely neat and appears to have been made with a ruler. Otherwise it is an ordinary older paperback. The binding is sound and the cover shows some rubbing and darkening with age. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Pierre Teilhard was a Jesuit priest who happened also to be a gifted scientist specializing in ... read more
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Light edgewear in one or more places. Corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. Has some highlighting and/or underlining. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
"This book intends to describe the past and future evolution of life. Many of the scientific concepts expressed in the first half of the book have been superseded by more recent developments.
For me, the main interesting concept in the book is the assertion that human consciousness is an aspect of evolution. Also that evolution has a goal, i.e. the increasing complexity of human consciousness (called noosphere) which will culminate in the final super-humanized form (p. 259) which the author calls the Omega point.
Since the author was trained as a priest, it would have been helpful if he had given insight as to why/how religion plays such a large part in human consciousness."
"I like like this book becasue it tries to appropriate or shall I "religiously interpret", although indefinitively and inconclusively, the major and recent scientific discoveries through the lens of the Christian understanding of history and of the cosmos."
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