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Newsletter Nr. 1.474
Amsterdam, December 15, 2025


Evolution as the Fault Line of Integral Theory, A Post-Conference Critical Synthesis -  Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Evolution is not merely one topic among many in Ken Wilber's Integral Theory; it is its structural backbone. Integral Theory presupposes a universe that develops, that reliably moves from simplicity to complexity, from matter to life to mind to spirit. Without evolution understood as a broadly directional process, Integral Theory loses its coherence as a grand synthesis. Yet precisely here—at the point where metaphysical aspiration meets empirical science—serious doubts arise about Wilber's command of evolutionary biology.

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Why Michael Levin Engages “Suspect” Thinkers—and Why That Matters - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Michael Levin occupies an unusual position in contemporary science. As a mainstream developmental biologist working on bioelectricity, morphogenesis, and basal cognition, his empirical credentials are impeccable. Yet his work persistently brushes up against questions that science has long preferred to sidestep: agency, goal-directedness, meaning, even something that looks suspiciously like purpose in living systems.

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