Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A theoretical stage of evolutionary development, associated with consciousness, the mind, and personal relationships (often with reference to the writings of Teilhard de Chardin).
Etymologies
- French noösphere, from Ancient Greek νόος (noos, "mind, spirit") + Ancient Greek σφαῖρα ("ball, globe"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind.”
The Huffington Post: Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté
“I completely agree with you, John, that the idea of the noosphere is fascinating.”
“The noosphere is a way of helping us deal with this "phase transition" of consciousness that may well be akin to the phase transition between liquid water and water vapor - a change in degree that effects a change in kind.”
The Huffington Post: Jason Silva: Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants and the Evolution of the Noosphere
“I find that the noosphere is a good metaphor and mneumonic device for doing that and helps us think on a more planetary and informational scale.”
The Huffington Post: Jason Silva: Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants and the Evolution of the Noosphere
“Noosphere (source: wiki): In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life).”
The Huffington Post: Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Noosphere of Naiveté
“By its very nature the noosphere is a whole system predicated by the holistic perception and philosophy which further states that evolution moves in the direction of greater, all-encompassing whole systems which of necessity embrace an increasingly greater consciousness as well.”
“He relishes complexity and goes into a long account of Teilhard de Chardin's work and the idea of the "omega point", concluding, after an explanation of the "noosphere", with a note of triumph, that "these are not easy ideas to understand, but that's what we are dealing with".”
The Guardian: Don DeLillo: 'I'm not trying to manipulate reality – this is what I see and hear'
“It's all part of an evolving landscape or "noosphere" of interconnected folk trying to make sense of their world.”
“And de Chardin wrote elegantly sixty years ago of a "noosphere", later described in a famous Wired article as the philosophical basis for global, net-based consciousness and a foretelling of the World Wide Web.”
“The best source for understanding the concept of 'global consciousness' and how it affects the evolution of life on Earth is Tielhard de Chardin and his concept of the 'noosphere'.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘noosphere’.
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phrontistery - n
from phrontistery.info
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Not 250 Spelling Words Again
Yet more spelling words for intermediate to advanced spellers.
kyoodle, heimin, feis, menarche, cordwainer, gherao, zythum, accidie, anastomosis, boustrophedon, oleum, penicillin and 238 more...
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NTDW2
yawp, amidships, smug, jounce, fallow, conscionable, polyp, whit, nouveau riche, palatial, encomiastic, exchequer and 182 more...
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AGRI - sustainable agriculture
abiota, aborigines, absorptive capacity, acceptable daily ..., acclimation, acid precipitation, acquired by weeds..., active solar heating, acute, adaptation, additives, aerosol and 447 more...
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Ideas
brainchild, inspiration, muse, genius, eureka, discovery, intellectual prop..., intangible asset, goodwill, patented, savant, brainiac and 76 more...
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Words with two Os in them
theriomorphic, zoo, oberon, pool, tool, fool, cool, school, occlusion, operation, opioid, solenoid and 24 more...
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Speculative Megastructures
Visionary beyond current practicality.
alderson disk, dyson sphere, ringworld, globus cassus, dyson swarm, dyson shell, niven ring, eperopolis, ecumenopolis, matrioshka brain, jupiter brain, topopolis and 20 more...
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Spheres
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Potpourri
eponymous, aa, pulchritude, gizmo, macabre, sui generis, solecism, solipsism, eldritch, samizdat, queue, obsequious and 469 more...
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spread out, spacious words of spe
words pertaining to the root spe- (hope) with some allegorical liberties.
paten, pan, pass, patent, petal, expand, repand, passacaglia, passe, paseo, paella, spawn and 150 more...
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some words
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dann's words
just some nice words that i like.
beamish, snark, sundry, contrariwise, salsify, cephalopod, omphaloskepsis, grok, resistentialism, peristerophobia, aglet, ferrule and 125 more...
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artoparts's Words
illation, finite, edify, abide, abrade, vouch, amiss, vociferate, perusing, techantiquery, rigamarole, holon and 615 more...
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bertilak's Words
antidisestablishm..., feldercarb, wainscoting, eleemosynary, oxymoron, fuliginous, libration, lammergeier, saxifrage, ichor, lambent, smaragdine and 414 more...
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The Collection
A somewhat discriminatory list of words and phrases collected for their euphonic or arcane appeal, interesting etymology, or concise definition of an otherwise unnamed phenomenon or concept.
ziggurat, neophilia, sucker punch, soporific, epoch, tundra, fiat, idiotproof, miscellany, metaphysics, cryptozoology, dysphoria and 850 more...
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sarahatlee's Words
pants, nekkid, schadenfreude, unseasonably, illicit, glaswegian, cripes, futz, drawers, scupper, coulrophobic, redacted and 254 more...
Tweets
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oroboros Also: the sci-fi term: racemind. Feb 3, 2007
mahalie "A Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher by the name of Teilhard de Chardin popularized the notion of the noosphere or "sphere of human thought" back in the early 1900s. Similar to the atmosphere and biosphere, the noosphere is composed of all the interacting minds and ideas on earth. It's a provocative and romantic concept. But is the noosphere real? Or is it just a metaphor, a figure of speech for relating our experience of the physical world to the ethereal realm of knowledge?" - Peter Morville in his book Ambient Findability Jan 4, 2007