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Newsletter Nr. 1.349
Amsterdam, May 21, 2025

Ken Wilber and the Winding-Up Universe - A Case Study in Metaphysical Overreach - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Ken Wilber has long sought to be the Hegel of the 21st century: a philosopher of everything, reconciling science and spirit into a single Grand Narrative. But nowhere does this ambition break down more spectacularly than in his theory of evolution as Eros—a metaphysical force that, he claims, drives the universe upward toward greater complexity, integration, and consciousness.

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What's Up With These Morphogenetic Fields? - A Comparison of Sheldrake, Wilber and Levin - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

The concept of morphogenetic fields has different meanings and levels of scientific credibility depending on the context in which it's used. Here's a comparison of how this concept appears in science, Rupert Sheldrake's work, Ken Wilber's Integral Theory and Michael Levin's research.

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