The Phenomenon Of Man -

Teilhard does not see humanity as the final product of evolution, but as a transition. He argues that the Noosphere is currently "folding" in on itself through social and technological integration. This convergence, he believes, will eventually lead to a state of ultimate unity and hyper-consciousness called the .

The "hominization" of the planet. With the arrival of humans, evolution reaches a critical threshold: reflection . For the first time, an animal not only "knows," but "knows that it knows." The phenomenon of man

The era of "blind" matter and elemental particles. Even here, Teilhard argues that a "within" exists in a nascent state. Teilhard does not see humanity as the final