From: Integral World [frank.visser@eurorscg.nl]
Sent: donderdag 11 mei 2006 13:31
To: f.visser3@chello.nl
Subject: [personal] Talking Back to Wilber (test)

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Newsletter Nr. 150
Amsterdam, May 11, 2006


To celebrate the 150th issue of this Newsletter, I have added a more 
personal note to this website: 


TALKING BACK TO WILBER: A CALL FOR VALIDATION

"A couple of years ago Wilber asked me to be the DA (Devil's Advocate) 
of the newly formed Integral Institute for Europe (for which Brian van der 
Horst would function as Central Facilitator). The assignment was, among 
other things, to flag whenever the Integral Institute was “less then integral”. 
Also, for the projected Kindred Visions book, Wilber asked me to collect all 
online criticism of his work. 
I have taken up that role, perhaps too seriously for his tastes, since then, 
and have collected over 150 essays on integral philosophy in the Reading 
Room of Integralworld.net"

Read more...
http://www.integralworld.net/index.html?visser9.html


SIX CRITICISMS OF WILBER'S INTEGRAL THEORY

Jef Meyerhoff has summarized his take on Wilber's integral philosophy 
in this essay under the following headings:
 
- Minority Positions, Not Orienting Generalizations
- Perspectival, Not Aperspectival
- Selectivity of Sources, Not Selected Sources
- Mystical Disagreement, Not Mystical Unity
- Holarchic Controversy, Not Holarchic Consistency
- Everyone is Right, Except the Critics  

May it be the start of a serious debate about the validity of integral 
concepts. Who's taking up the challenge?

Read More...
http://www.integralworld.net/index.html?meyerhoff4.html


FURTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

05/11/06: Roland Benedikter has edited his two recent essays on 
"Postmodern Spirituality" for better readability. 

05/11/06: A link to the recently redesigned kenwilber.com website 
is available from the left navigation bar under "About Ken Wilber".

05/08/06: Chris Dierkes, former contributor to TheManifest.org, 
sent in his essay "Dr. Persianlove: Or How I Stopped Worrying and 
Love the Iranian Bomb", which has been added to the Reading Room. 

05/08/06: Jorge Ferrer's essay "Embodied Spirituality" has been 
added to the Reading Room. 

04/25/06: Jim O'Connor's "A New Model of Development", a 
synopsis of a future essay, has been added to the Reading Room. 

04/23/06: Some Amazon reviews have been added to the Thought 
as Passion review page. 


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Frank Visser, Waterpoortweg 279, 1051 pv, Amsterdam
Author of: Ken Wilber: Thought as Passion SUNY 2003
Read all about Ken Wilber : http://www.integralworld.net
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