An Overview of Teilhard’s Commitment to ‘Seeing’ as Expressed in his Phenomenology, Metaphysics, and Mysticism
Using Teilhard’s emphasis on ‘seeing’ this article explores Teilhard de Chardin’s articulation of a vision of evolution as a dynamic process in which the psychic character of physical matter evolves into ever-greater complexity and consciousness. Teilhard proposed that evolutionary complexity-consci...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2005
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| In: |
Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2005, Volume: 10.2, Pages: 147-164 |
| Further subjects: | B
Phenomenology
B Teilhard B Evolution B Metaphysics |
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| Summary: | Using Teilhard’s emphasis on ‘seeing’ this article explores Teilhard de Chardin’s articulation of a vision of evolution as a dynamic process in which the psychic character of physical matter evolves into ever-greater complexity and consciousness. Teilhard proposed that evolutionary complexity-consciousness is especially evident in the appearance of humans. This work considers the significance of complexity-consciousness for Teilhard as an emergent property of a matter-spirit dialectic. This article investigates Teilhard’s commitment to seeing drawing on his phenomenology of an involution of matter, a metaphysics of union with spirit, and a mysticism of centration of person. Finally, there are brief considerations of the contributions and limits of Teilhard’s thought in light of contemporary issues. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ecotheology.v10i2.147 |