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单词 noosphere
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Definition of noosphere in English:

noosphere

noun ˈnəʊəsfɪəˈnōəˌsfir
  • A postulated sphere or stage of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships.

    creatures evolve: a new biosphere emerges, and with it a new noosphere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He foresaw some immense consequences, mostly of the positive kind, that the appearance and development of the noosphere entailed for mankind.
    • Perhaps this, in turn, can slowly transform the memesphere into what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin calls the noosphere, the realm not just of collective mind, but also collective consciousness.
    • The appearance of man in evolutionary history marks the emergence of self-consciousness and has added to the earth, superimposed as it were upon the biosphere, a new dimension, the noosphere, or domain of thought.
    • Humans add a formalized degree of consciousness to the morphic field - the noosphere - and, more importantly, a frequency of imagination.
    • They were the most intelligent animals of their time, but they never developed the use of tools or a memetic noosphere.

Origin

1940s: from French noösphere, based on Greek noos 'mind'.

 
 

Definition of noosphere in US English:

noosphere

nounˈnōəˌsfir
  • A postulated sphere or stage of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships (frequently with reference to the writings of Teilhard de Chardin)

    creatures evolve: a new biosphere emerges, and with it a new noosphere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were the most intelligent animals of their time, but they never developed the use of tools or a memetic noosphere.
    • The appearance of man in evolutionary history marks the emergence of self-consciousness and has added to the earth, superimposed as it were upon the biosphere, a new dimension, the noosphere, or domain of thought.
    • He foresaw some immense consequences, mostly of the positive kind, that the appearance and development of the noosphere entailed for mankind.
    • Perhaps this, in turn, can slowly transform the memesphere into what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin calls the noosphere, the realm not just of collective mind, but also collective consciousness.
    • Humans add a formalized degree of consciousness to the morphic field - the noosphere - and, more importantly, a frequency of imagination.

Origin

1940s: from French noösphere, based on Greek noos ‘mind’.

 
 
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