From: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Sent: zondag 24 juni 2007 21:51 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] Meyerhoff's Conclusion INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 200 Amsterdam, June 24, 2007 WILBER WATCH BLOG: "Integral Politics" http://wilberwatch.blogspot.com/ Jeff Meyerhoff concludes his critical analysis of Wilber's theories with a sobering conclusion: BALD AMBITION: CONCLUSION - Jeff Meyerhoff "The deep dualities which Wilber's integration seeks to remedy are not resolved. Subject and object, science and spirit, individual and social are mapped and juxtaposed, but not integrated. There is the appearance of integration, but a closer look and an examination of the details yields contrary facts and inconsistencies. If a theory contradicts the facts or is inconsistent its validity is compromised. These are essential aspects of reason's method which must be satisfied if, as Wilber claims, he has transcended and integrated the rational stage within his larger synthesis." Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/meyerhoff-ba-11.html THE HUMANITIES AS THE INTEGRAL TRADITION - Matthew Dallman "Anyone paying attention to Wilber knows that Wilber has long proposed tacking on his AQAL theory to each and every discipline of human endeavor. He uses "integral" (even though I don't think it is warranted) so that, for example, ecology becomes "Integral Ecology", medicine becomes "Integral Medicine", science becomes "Integral Science", business becomes, "Integral Business" (all capitalization his). But let's remember what AQAL is: a psychological theory. So, in Wilber's view, all fields, in order to become "Integral" (capitalization his), have to have added to it his psychological theory, have to be psychologized, so to speak. Plenty of well-informed and intelligent people have joined with Wilber, essentially agreeing with this strategy, agreeing that their fields need this psychological theory attached to it." Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/dallman5.html 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 To go to the Newsletter Archive, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/newsletter.html