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Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution
by
Ken Wilber
Wilber traces humanity's cultural and spiritual evolution. New Foreword by the author.
Paperback, 421 pages
Published
May 16th 2007
by Quest Books
(first published 1981)
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WOW. If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. Not the first of his I've read, but the one I've paid most attention to so far in terms of re-reading sections and thinking deeply on it. If you have an interest in the evolution of human spirituality and the search for Spirit and higher consciousness, then his books will speak to you. He has an amazing ability to tie together history, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies in one whole "big picture" package -- his v...more
Ken Wilber is simply the greatest living philosopher and is considered to be the one man to successfully unite easter and western thought into an intelligent synthesized whole. Your IQ will grow 20 points reading any one of his books.
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.
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currently reading... fascinating so far... Wilbur puts our collective and personal history into a perspective rarely employed in the field, which appears to be crowded by narrow-minded pendantists who wish to prove their own points.
this book, written along with it's companion book, The Atman Project, explores humans ability to transcendtheir previous mode of being and evolve toward Godhead.
Interesting early work by Wilber that lays out his understanding of the evolution of human consciousness..
Important ideas here, but (like all Wilber) incredibly dense.
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Ken Wilber is the most widely translated academic writer in America, with 25 books translated into some 30 foreign languages, and is the first philosopher-psychologist to have his Collected Works published while still alive. Wilber is an internationally acknowledged leader and the preeminent scholar of the Integral stage of human development, which continues to gather momentum around the world. Hi...more
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