INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST
 
http://www.integralworld.net
Newsletter Nr. 1.454
Amsterdam, November 21, 2025


Could the Ukraine War Have Been Prevented? A Critical Look at Mearsheimer's Thesis - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Few geopolitical arguments have gained as much visibility—and controversy—as John Mearsheimer's claim that the war in Ukraine was ultimately caused by NATO expansion. According to Mearsheimer, Russia responded rationally to a perceived encroachment into its traditional sphere of influence, and the tragedy could have been avoided if Ukraine had remained neutral and never been promised NATO membership.

Read more:
https://www.integralworld.net/visser672.html

Entropy, Complexity, and the Meaning We Project: Sean Carroll, Ken Wilber, and Bobby Azarian Compared - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

The concepts of entropy and complexity act like philosophical tuning forks: strike them, and you quickly hear where a thinker stands on evolution, purpose, and the nature of reality. In contemporary discourse, three figures—Sean Carroll, Ken Wilber, and Bobby Azarian—offer particularly revealing contrasts. Each takes the same scientific vocabulary and uses it to anchor very different worldviews: one staunchly naturalistic, one spiritually teleological, and one hybridizing scientific mechanism with emergent meaning.

Read more:
https://www.integralworld.net/visser673.html