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Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: How the Integral Worldview Is Transforming Politics, Culture, and Spirituality
The integral worldview represents the next crucial step in the development of our civilization. Through its enlarged understanding of the evolution of consciousness and culture, the emerging perspective known as integral consciousness provides realistic and pragmatic solutions to our growing global problems, both environmental and political. As McIntosh convincingly demons...more
Hardcover, 371 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Continuum
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The first book which critiques and offers an evolutionary path to Integral theory, whilst establishing its central role in raising the bar of consciousness and culture. It has made me think very deeply about some assumptions which needed revisit, and quite serendipitously offered a framework to validate a mental model that was simmering in my awareness for some time. That framework is Teilhard de Chadrin's law of complexity-consciouness. The 2 appendices are very finely nuanced pieces of arduous...more
Love it. A succint, clear and well informed summary of integral thought.
I love the historical philosophical timeline and I like the new ideas McIntosh presents. I also appreciate the respectful and well thought-out criticisms and updates on some other leading integral thinkers. I particularly like his conception of the lines of development as three overlapping holarchic circles, instead of completely differentiated and disconnected lines. The appendixes were also interesting, although...more
I love the historical philosophical timeline and I like the new ideas McIntosh presents. I also appreciate the respectful and well thought-out criticisms and updates on some other leading integral thinkers. I particularly like his conception of the lines of development as three overlapping holarchic circles, instead of completely differentiated and disconnected lines. The appendixes were also interesting, although...more
This is one of the best overviews on Integral thinking out there, also one of the best overviews of the origins of integral thinking in European philosophy. Steve McIntosh is also one of the first Post-Wilber thinkers, who fully honors Wilber's landmark contribution to the field without shying away from having original thoughts. (Although I would not agree with all of them)
I certainly resonate with the idea that most, if not all, problems have thier root and therefore a solution in consciousness. I could follow this guy a little better than Ken Wilbur who in MY opinion is the sort of 'poster boy' for integral philosophy.
This is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand Integral Philosophy. It is a thorough, refreshing synopsis of Integral Theory as well as taking Ken Wilber's work further, at several points respectfully disagreeing with him. One can agree or disagree but it is great to be pushed to a point of going beyond Ken Wilber. Personally I think Steve McIntosh provides very valuable new insights in Integral Theory and particularly the Four Quadrants.
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I love the part of the historical development ...more
Incredible material. Very heady, but down to earth at the same time. If you want some mind-culture expanding reading, this is a great one. It has altered the way I view the world.
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