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- noun In the philosophy of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a state of interconnected awareness among all minds, postulated as resulting from humanity's biological and cultural evolution.
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- noun A theoretical stage of evolutionary development, associated with
consciousness , themind , and personalrelationships (often with reference to the writings of Teilhard de Chardin).
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The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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I completely agree with you, John, that the idea of the noosphere is fascinating.
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The noosphere is a way of helping us deal with this "phase transition" of consciousness that may well be akin to the phase transition between liquid water and water vapor - a change in degree that effects a change in kind.
Jason Silva: Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants and the Evolution of the Noosphere Jason Silva 2011
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I find that the noosphere is a good metaphor and mneumonic device for doing that and helps us think on a more planetary and informational scale.
Jason Silva: Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants and the Evolution of the Noosphere Jason Silva 2011
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Noosphere (source: wiki): In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life).
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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Noosphere (source: wiki): In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life).
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010
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By its very nature the noosphere is a whole system predicated by the holistic perception and philosophy which further states that evolution moves in the direction of greater, all-encompassing whole systems which of necessity embrace an increasingly greater consciousness as well.
Thinking About the Noosphere Tusar N Mohapatra 2005
mahalie commented on the word noosphere
"A Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher by the name of Teilhard de Chardin popularized the notion of the noosphere or "sphere of human thought" back in the early 1900s. Similar to the atmosphere and biosphere, the noosphere is composed of all the interacting minds and ideas on earth. It's a provocative and romantic concept. But is the noosphere real? Or is it just a metaphor, a figure of speech for relating our experience of the physical world to the ethereal realm of knowledge?" - Peter Morville in his book Ambient Findability
January 4, 2007
oroboros commented on the word noosphere
Also: the sci-fi term: racemind.
February 3, 2007