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Work #639 · Late

Laudato Si'

Pope Francis
2015 (24 May) · Italian (and other languages simultaneously)
Papal encyclical · Catholic Social Teaching / integral ecology

Pope Francis's 2015 Laudato Si' — foundational Catholic encyclical on environmental crisis and integral ecology

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Laudato Si' (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Tradition
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Laudato Si'

The historical time of the environmental crisis.

Space

Laudato Si'

Central — the integral-ecological "common home".

Matter

Laudato Si'

Central — the material Earth and creatures.

Observer

Laudato Si'

The Pope as Catholic-ecological teacher.

Energy

Laudato Si'

Energies of ecological conversion.

Information

Laudato Si'

Foundational Catholic-ecological encyclical framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Laudato Si'

Laudato Si' has been hugely influential in global environmental discourse.