Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quotes


He recognized with absolute certainty the empty fragility of even the noblest theorizings as compared with the definitive plenitude of the smallest fact grasped in its total, concrete reality.


Citations

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. The Phenomenon of Man. Translated by Bernard Wall, Harper & Row, 1959.

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
  • Born: May 1, 1881
  • Died: April 10, 1955
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Philosopher

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. He was Darwinian in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philosophical books.