INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 597 Amsterdam, January 18th, 2015 A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPIRAL DYNAMICS - ALBION M. BUTTERS For nearly two decades, the theory of Spiral Dynamics has been used to dynamically model human evolution and information systems. In that time, however, many different versions and applications of the model have emerged. This article will diachronically trace the history of Spiral Dynamics, from the foundational theory of Clare Graves to its initial introduction by Don Beck and Chris Cowan and subsequent adaptation by Ken Wilber. A brief exploration of the various camps and their competing interpretations of Spiral Dynamics will permit some critical analysis of the model itself. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/butters1.html BIOCENTRISM, IDEALISM, MATERIALISM, AND THE ENIGMA OF CONSCIOUSNESS - ELLIOT BENJAMIN A few years ago, there was a fair amount of debate on the Integral World site in the form of essays and dialogue spurred on by Don Salmon's 2011 essay Shaving Science with Ockham's Razor [1]. I was somewhat involved as a participant in these back and forth essays and dialogue [2), while the crux of the disagreement with Salmon over his views was championed by Frank Visser and David Lane [3]. Unfortunately these essays and dialogue ended with a rather abrasive public exchange between Lane and Salmon in April of 2015 [4]. I have no doubt that everyone involved in this back and forth exchange of ideas was relieved to have it finished, myself included, but I recently read a book that brought this all back to me, and it gave me what I thought was a much better understanding of what Don Salmon had been trying so adamantly to convey on Integral World [5]. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/benjamin78.html