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Integral Psychology : Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy
by
Ken Wilber
The goal of an "integral psychology" is to honor and embrace every legitimate aspect of human consciousness under one roof. This book presents one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy. Drawing on hundreds of sources—Eastern and Western, ancient and modern—Wilber creates a psychological model that includes waves of development, str...more
Paperback, 303 pages
Published
May 16th 2000
by Shambhala
(first published 2000)
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Wilber always amazes me with his ability to cut right to the heart of so much of modern thinking on particular issues. I know so little about modern psychology that I feel at a loss to rate the job he does in explaining the cardinal works and major interpretations of those works in this book, but most of the information I had prior knowledge of coming into this book he was spot on with. I really like the approach that Wilber takes to philosophy/spirituality/psychology/etc. but am skeptical of ...more
"The will to a system lacks integrity." - Nietzsche
I would think that a person such as myself would be an ideal audience for Mr. Wilber's ruminations on mind and spirit. Like the Pandit, I have a broad interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the psyche and the spirit. We share a taste for Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and the emerging discourses of self-organization and systems analysis. Yet for the life of me I cannot understand what this book is supposed t...more
I would think that a person such as myself would be an ideal audience for Mr. Wilber's ruminations on mind and spirit. Like the Pandit, I have a broad interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the psyche and the spirit. We share a taste for Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and the emerging discourses of self-organization and systems analysis. Yet for the life of me I cannot understand what this book is supposed t...more
Integral Psychology is a must have text that examines the history and most pertinent philosophies of psychology over the years. The book begins with a brief history of psychology. Like every social science, from the beginning psychology has been both criticized and praised for its non-scientific foundation. In this way, early on, theorists searched for an appropriate model of consciousness that could provide some aspect of scientific control. Integral Psychology looks at the various models and p...more
While clearly an important volume in his works, this book didn't grip me the way some of Wilber's others have. Perhaps this is because I am already familiar with the integral approach and with Ken's models. But even read as a general introduction and description of what an integral psychology would look like, the book too often becomes list after list of other authors and their work.
The fleshing out of the Great Nest of Being idea was useful, as was the explanations of the defining f...more
The fleshing out of the Great Nest of Being idea was useful, as was the explanations of the defining f...more
"Integral Psychology" is one of the most complex books I ever read. The book looks at reality and consciousness through the multilayered, multileveled complex system. The main idea here is a unification or integration of different philosophies, views, types of psychologies under one system. Consciousness is understood in a relation with the environment, culture, inner level of development and many other components. It is a fascinating work that opens new horizons and explains many aspe...more
Livro fundamental para o pensamento integral. Nele, Wilber reúne os conceitos de psicologia à luz da quarta fase de seu pensamento (Wilber-IV).
Psicologia Integral é, na verdade, o resumo de uma publicação mais completa e detalhada, que Wilber promete publicar no futuro. Pode-se perceber o caráter lacônico desta publicação pela brevidade com que os temas são tratados e pelos Mapas ao final do volume, que representam uma vasta pesquisa, com correlações entre mais de 100 sistemas e modelos de...more
Psicologia Integral é, na verdade, o resumo de uma publicação mais completa e detalhada, que Wilber promete publicar no futuro. Pode-se perceber o caráter lacônico desta publicação pela brevidade com que os temas são tratados e pelos Mapas ao final do volume, que representam uma vasta pesquisa, com correlações entre mais de 100 sistemas e modelos de...more
Taking a class called "Transpersonal Psych" - this is the 2nd of 3 books assigned. I enjoyed this one more than the first (have yet to work in the 3rd). Wilber is precise and fairly easy to diget.
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Ken Wilber sounds fascinating - check out http://www.kenwilber.com/ ...but I haven't actually read any of his books yet.
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Hope I get past the introduction before my head explodes! Bless my heart, I keep trying to understand Wilbur...
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an approach of a kind of systematic, top down,missing the philsosophical connections behind
While it was interesting, I did not learn ANYTHING from it that I felt was useful.
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Ken Wilber is a bright thinker and his writing is easy to read.
Gets really technical at times, but it was an interesting read.
An introduction to the rest of the world and humankind.
The future of psychology, from a complete fucking genius.
The future of psychology, is all.
This is a very exciting book, recontextualising Psychology and exploring formerly taboo-areas like spirituality. From an integral, wholistic perspective it only makes sense that psychology can't be complete without spirituality, but this is still very much taboo. Wilber not only creates a great, easy-to-read overview of developmental psychology but explores its higher dimensions and where we could start to create a completely new view of psychology - one that incorporates our mysterious longing ...more
This was probably my favorite of the Wilber books I have read. This may be because I read it within the structure of a graduate-level theory course. Wilber's knack for capturing the big picture is on full display in this book. It helped me to wrap my head around two years of study in the field, and challenged me to think beyond the traditional Pscyology theoretical thinking. This is perhaps the most unique treatment of Psychology that I read in my entire two years of a 2-year MSW program.
This was, hands down, the WORST book on integral psychology I have ever read. WOW. Ken Wilber has a big head and uses these very very very woo-woo terms that circle around any kind of point he is trying to make. Negative points, again, for saying that in the highest point of spiritual evolution we evolve out of religion. and his ranking system seemed really racist as well. I was glad to let this book go!
Another great, if somewhat derivative work by Wilber. One of his 'worth reading' books. Puts a wide range of psychological contructs and 'theories' in context of eachother, including some seemingly way out stuff that when you match it up with mainstream stalwarts like Piaget, doesn't look so way out.
Ken Wilber is an incredible intellectual and author. He is a great source for those of us who enjoy exploring the crossroads between philosophy, science, and spirituality.
I think I would really like this book if I could only understand it. Ken Wilber is too smart for us normal people to grasp easily.
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hes such a show off, it would be so much better if his books were put into power point form.
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