Il Papa cita Tolkien nella sua enciclica

Pope Leo XIV cites Tolkien in the new encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas." But why Gandalf? And what does "The Lord of the Rings" have to do with artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technocratic paradigm? Let's analyze the famous passage from "The Return of the King" chosen by the Pontiff (which also opens the essay "Ents, Elves, and Eriador" by Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans, translated by me) and discover how Tolkien's vision of responsibility, care for creation, and human limitations can offer a surprisingly timely response to the challenges of the digital revolution. To purchase "Ents, Elves, and Eriador": https://amzn.eu/d/0cGnQgWH