Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Integral European Conference Datum: vrijdag 27 december 2013 22:12 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 481 Amsterdam, December 27th, 2013 INTEGRAL EUROPEAN CONFERENCE - Press Release, 26.12.2013 From May 8-11th 2014, the first Integral European Conference IEC 2014 will take place in Budapest titled „The Emergence of Integral Consciousness in Europe“. It is hosted by Integral Europe, local host is the Integral Academy in Hungary. The team, Bence Ganti and Dennis Wittrock, is supported by the Spanish partner organisation Asociacion Integral Española, and the German Integrales Forum e.V. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/iec-1.html RESONATING OUT OF PHASE - Wilber, Sheldrake and Evolution - ANDREW P. SMITH Recently I posted here a brief critique of Rupert Sheldrake ["Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?"], in which I suggested his theory of morphic resonance, as an explanation of certain scientific phenomena, might be a cure worse than the disease. Some time ago [1984], Ken Wilber also commented on this theory ["Sheldrake's Theory of Morphogenesis"] and it seems to me that his take on it leaves the patient in even worse shape than Sheldrake does. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/smith45.html THE AMPLITUHEDRON - How Advanced Physics (Overcoming a Modern Academic Taboo also Affecting Integralists) is Leading the Way Toward a Useful Recognition of Higher Realms - GIORGIO PIACENZA Physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and colleagues related with the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton discovered a geometric form that is very helpful for solving complex calculations regarding some quantum particle interactions. The volume of this geometric form shows that these interactions emerge from a more fundamental level of reality previous to the emergence of space-time. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/piacenza34.html KEN WILBER AND INTEGRALISM - KEVIN R.D. SHEPHERD (Updated version) The American writer Ken Wilber has become celebrated as the advocate of integral spirituality. He is also the focus of a controversy, starting within the ranks of disenchanted admirers and other critics. The varied ingredients of this dispute, encompassing metaphysical and psychological matters, are now of increasing interest. The article below attempts a philosophical overview of the situation, referring to the diverse writings of Wilber and his critics. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/shepherd2.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html