The First Decade of the Noösphere.
The article focuses on developing trends of what Jesuit scientist Father Teilhard de Chardin thought of as a globe encircling membrane of heightened understanding and expanded awareness. It notes that the key to development seems to lie in the direction of a more rationally informed public opinion i...
| Published in: | America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 117; no. 8; pp. 171 - 174 |
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America Media
8/19/1967
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| Summary: | The article focuses on developing trends of what Jesuit scientist Father Teilhard de Chardin thought of as a globe encircling membrane of heightened understanding and expanded awareness. It notes that the key to development seems to lie in the direction of a more rationally informed public opinion instead of stereotype thinking. The important role played by computer in the increased literacy of people is noted. The implications of the development of economic satellite communications are also discussed. |
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