From: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Sent: maandag 23 februari 2009 7:57 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] Wilber and Darwin INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 268 Amsterdam, February 23th, 2009 DARWIN AND WILBER - David Loye Darwin and Wilber? Well, of course the world knows the two are just about as far apart as you could get. Darwin the horrendous icon of survival of the fittest and selfish genes, Wilber the liberating purveyor of evolutionary enlightenment now as well as next. Nearly fifteen years ago, however, I began to suspect something very big was being left out of what we've been taught, and this year everywhere celebrate, about Darwin and his theory of evolution. Having gained my credentials, prestigious faculty posts, and publication of influential books as a psychologist, sociologist, and evolutionary systems scientist, I decided to apply what is known as content analysis by word count to Darwin's Descent of Man. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/loye.html LOVE, EVOLUTION AND HIGHER VALUES IN DARWIN - liot Benjamin I find it interesting that in the Integral World articles debating the pros and cons of Wilber's attempt to impart spirituality into evolution (see in particular Frank Visser's recent article: Ken Wilber's Mysterianism [1]), there is no mention of Darwin's “other” theory of evolution. I wonder if this is because Darwin's other theory of evolution is not widely known, or if there is some reason for not discussing it that I am not aware of. The fact of the matter as I understand it, is that Darwin has written quite liberally about a “higher” context of evolution that very much balances his “survival of the fittest” doctrine that he is so famously known for. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/benjamin15.html 02/23/09: The essay "On Religious and Scientific Agendas" by Andy Smith has been added to the Reading Room. 02/22/09: The esssay "The magic of Esalen" by Hugh & Kaye Martin has been added to the Reading Room. 02/19/09: The essay "Consciousness, Meditation and a Higher State" by David Lane has been added to the Reading Room. If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UPDATE your email address or UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/login.php