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EVOLUTION TEILHARD DE CHARDIN This auction is for an original " fl ow er p ow er " type poster from the 1 96 0' s. It is titled EVOLUTION , and has a saying by TEILHARD DE CHARDIN. The artwork was done by LUCIA PEARCE. The saying on the poster reads: WE MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT LINE CRIMSONED BY THE DAWN * AFTER THOUSANDS OF YEARS RISING BELOW THE HORIZON A FLAME BURST FORTH AT A STRICTLY LOCALISED POINT * THOUGHT IS BORN TEILHARD DE CHARDIN This is a 38+ year old vintage original, NOT a modern reproduction. Authenticity is guaranteed. It is printed on high-quality, heavy poster paper. The colors are clear and bright, and the image quality is superb. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ( IPA : [pjɛ� tejaʀ də ʃaʀdɛ�] ; 1 May 1881 , Orcines , France – 10 April 1955 , New York City ) was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man . Teilhard conceived such ideas as the Omega Point and the Noosp . Teilhard's primary book, The Phenomenon of Man , set forth a sweeping account of the unfolding of the cosmos . He abandoned traditional interpretations of creation in the Book of Genesis in favor of a less strict interpretation. This displeased certain officials in the Roman Curia , who thought that it undermined the doctrine of original sin developed by Saint Augustine . Teilhard's position was opposed by his church superiors, and his work was denied publication during his lifetime by the Roman Holy Office . Pope John XXIII rehabilitated him posthumously, and, since then, his works have been considered an important influence on the contemporary church's stance on evolution . Teachings In his posthumously published book, The Phenomenon of Man , Teilhard writes of the unfolding of the material cosmos, from the creation to the development of the noosp in the present, to his vision of the Omega Point in the future. He was a leading proponent of orthogenesis , the idea that evolution occurs in a directional, goal driven way. To Teilhard, evolution unfolded from cell to organism to planet to solar system and whole-universe (see Gaia theory ). Such theories are generally termed teleological views of evolution. While these theories postulate a goal to the process of evolution, they should not be confused with the teleological implications of a theory like intelligent design . Standard orthogenesis does not hold that evolutionary processes cannot of themselves account for complexity . Controversies about his line of thought centre on the question of whether or not the mission started by Christ was completed with his crucifixion, or whether mankind is meant to advance Christ's mission via the evolutionary process. Some theologians see an unbridgeable gulf between the traditional teaching that mankind was redeemed by a single act of divine intercession—mediated by the sacraments of the Catholic Church—and the notion that mankind might perfect itself by degrees, and over a long period of time. Holding with the latter, Teilhard proposed that the culmination of human history in the Omega point would represent actual Christogenesis. He said "A religion which is supposed to be inferior to our ideal as mankind, whatever the miracles surrounding it, is a Lost Religion." T is no doubt that The Phenomenon of Man represents Teilhard's attempt at reconciling his religious faith with his academic interests as a paleontologist . One particularly poignant observation in Teilhard's book entails the notion that evolution is becoming an increasingly optional process . Teilhard points to the societal problems of isolation and marginalization as huge inhibitors of evolution, especially since evolution requires a unification of consciousness . He states that "no evolutionary future awaits anyone except in association with everyone else." This statement can effectively b... read more

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