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Chardin took the concept directly from Vernadsky, I think he meet him in a french conference. See also Olaf Stapledon "Star Maker" for a fictional treatment. Is
by nahuel0x 4y ago
Chardin took the concept directly from Vernadsky, I think he meet him in a french conference. See also Olaf Stapledon "Star Maker" for a fictional treatment. Is also interesting his influence on Bogdanov.
- lioeters 4y agoThanks for the reference to Olaf Stapledon's "Star Maker". Published in 1937, it's in public domain (in Canada at least), and can be downloaded in various formats here: https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20200108 https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20200108 > Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. > Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Sir Arthur C. Clarke considered Star Maker to be "probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written", and Brian W. Aldiss called it "the one great grey holy book of science fiction". That's high praise coming from these classic authors of the sci-fi genre. --- Would you mind elaborating on Bogdanov? It's apparently a common family name, and I couldn't find anyone in relation to Teilhard de Chardin. Maybe you mean Alexander Bogdanov, who was a philosopher and science fiction writer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogdanov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogdanov
- nahuel0x 4y agoYes, I was talking about that Bogdanov as influenced by Vernadsky, not by Chardin.