Noosphere

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A Noosphere is a complex dynamic system composed of human consciousnesses.

  • Context:
    • It can (typically) represent the sphere of human thought and consciousness, integrating mental and cognitive activities across the globe.
    • It can (often) be seen as an evolutionary development following the biosphere, signifying the collective intellect of humanity.
    • It can encompass the aggregation of human knowledge, culture, and societal structures, influencing and being influenced by technological progress.
    • It can be understood as the "thinking layer" of Earth, reflecting the interconnectedness of human minds and their impact on the planet.
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  • Example(s):
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  • Counter-Example(s):
    • a Biosphere, which includes all ecosystems and living organisms but not specifically human thought.
    • a Atmosphere, which encompasses the layers of gases surrounding Earth, without the inclusion of human consciousness.
  • See: Technosphere, Human Predominance Period, Nous, Mind.


References

2014

  1. Georgy S. Levit: Biogeochemistry, Biosphere, Noosphere: The Growth of the Theoretical System of Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (1863-1945) ISBN 3-86135-351-2
  2. Georgy S. Levit: "The Biosphere and the Noosphere Theories of V. I. Vernadsky and P. Teilhard de Chardin: A Methodological Essay. International Archives on the History of Science/Archives Internationales D'Histoire des Sciences", 50 (144), 2000: p. 160-176 http://www2.uni-jena.de/biologie/ehh/personal/glevit/Teilhard.pdf
  3. "[...]he defined noosphere as the 'thinking envelope of the biosphere' and the 'conscious unity of souls'" David H. Lane, 1996, "The phenomenon of Teilhard: prophet for a new age" p.4 http://books.google.com/books?id=QrwityQkdxkC
  4. In 1922, Teilhard wrote in an essay with the title 'Hominization': "And this amounts to imagining, in one way or another, above the animal biosphere a human sphere, a sphere of reflection, of conscious invention, of conscious souls (the noosphere, if you will)" (1966, p. 63) It was a neologism employing the Greek word noos for "mind." (Teilhard de Chardin, "Hominization" (1923), "The Vision of the Past" pages 71,230,261 http://books.google.com/books?id=GnwPAQAAIAAJ )
  5. Tambov State Technical University: The Prominent Russian Scientist V.I.Vernadsky http://www.tstu.ru/win/kultur/nauka/vernad/uchver.htm, in English
  6. "Evolution on Rails": Mechanisms and Levels of Orthogenesis by Georgy S. Levit and Lennart Olsson

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