Noogenesis 2681589 215204278 2008-05-27T04:23:00Z 71.34.72.27 the sphere of thought is a fragment '''Noogenesis''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: ''noös''=mind + ''genos''=birth) is the fourth of five stages of [[Evolution (philosophy)|evolution]] described by French [[Jesuit]] scientist and philosopher, [[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]] in his first posthumously published book, ''The Phenomenon of Man'' (written during 1938–40, published in French: 1955; English: 1959, p. 181). Noogenesis, the emergence of [[mind]], follows [[Formation and evolution of the Solar System|geogenesis]] (beginning of Earth), [[Origin of life|biogenesis]] (beginning of life) and [[human evolution|anthropogenesis]] (beginning of humanity), and is followed by [[Christ]]ogenesis, the genesis of the "total Christ", or the [[pleroma]]. Noogenesis began with reflective thought; or with the first human beings. Teilhard believes that because human beings are self-reflective (i.e. self-conscious) they constitute a new sphere of existence on earth: the sphere of thought, or the [[noosphere]]. The continued consolidation of all human thought into the noosphere is noogenesis. It is a continual increase in thought and consciousness brought about by the increased socialization of mankind on earth. As human beings continue to socialize, or as Teilhard says, "totalize" upon themselves, the more complex systems of communication and exchange they will form, thus increasing the consciousness of the noosphere. The socialization of mankind is nothing but an extension of the [[Law of Complexity/Consciousness]]. Teilhard imagines that noogenesis will eventually reach a critical point of consciousness, brought about by a maximum tension of human socialization. This critical point will serve to detach consciousness from time and space and to converge on [[omega point]]. {{evolution-stub}} [[Category:Evolution]] [[pt:Noogênese]] [[tg:Антропогенез]]