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Integral Theory of Ken Wilber

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Overview

Integral theory, as described by Ken Wilber and others in the integral
movement, revolves around the concept of two axes and four quadrants. One
axis is for the interior/exterior, and the other axis is for the individual/collective.
Putting these two axes together creates a simple model of four quadrants: the
individual interior (my subjective experience of thoughts, feelings, memories
and perceptions); the individual exterior (my physical body and all external
perception); the collective interior (culture, norms, values, relationships) and the
collective exterior (systems, networks, rules, laws). Locating any issue within
these quadrants, and also addressing any issue through all four lenses, is likely
to lead to a fully integrated understanding and approach to the matter at hand.

References:

http://www.dailyevolver.com/a­primer­on­integral­theory/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6GgZxXz2k
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The challenge

How can we find a place for everything that we are aware of? Thoughts and
feelings; actions and physical experiences; collective norms and culture; and
our ways of organising our lives, organisations and societies? This challenge
has engaged Ken Wilber, and other influential thinkers, for many years. How to
create a model for everything?

In order to understand how the new holographic paradigm fits into the overall
scheme of things, it is necessary to have an overall scheme of things to begin
with. (Ken Wilber, Eye to Eye, p.126)

Description

Integral theory, as described by Ken Wilber and others in the integral
movement, revolves around the concept of two axes and four quadrants. One
axis is for the interior/exterior, and the other axis is for the individual/collective.
Putting these two axes together creates a simple model of four quadrants: the
individual interior (my subjective experience of thoughts, feelings, memories
and perceptions); the individual exterior (my physical body and all external
perception); the collective interior (culture, norms, values, relationships) and the
collective exterior (systems, networks, rules, laws). Locating any issue within
these quadrants, and also addressing any issue through all four lenses, is likely
to lead to a fully integrated understanding and approach to the matter at hand.

References:

http://www.dailyevolver.com/a­primer­on­integral­theory/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6GgZxXz2k
Submitted by Robin

The challenge

How can we find a place for everything that we are aware of? Thoughts and
feelings; actions and physical experiences; collective norms and culture; and
our ways of organising our lives, organisations and societies? This challenge
has engaged Ken Wilber, and other influential thinkers, for many years. How to
create a model for everything?

In order to understand how the new holographic paradigm fits into the overall
scheme of things, it is necessary to have an overall scheme of things to begin
with. (Ken Wilber, Eye to Eye, p.126)

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