Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: How the Integral Worldview Is Transforming Politics, Culture, and Spirituality Book

Part I The Main Narrative

CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Integral Consciousness

CHAPTER 2
The Internal Universe The Evolution of Consciousness The "Within of Things"
The Systemic Nature of Evolution

CHAPTER 3
Stages of Consciousness and Culture The Spiral of Development Tribal Consciousness Warrior Consciousness Traditional Consciousness Modernist Consciousness Postmodern Consciousness The Spiral as a Whole What Is the Real Evidence for the Spiral?

CHAPTER 4
The Integral Stage of Consciousness Life Conditions for Integral Consciousness The Values of Integral Consciousness Integral Consciousness in the Context of History Practicing the Integral Lifestyle—Value Metabolism Postintegral Consciousness

CHAPTER 5
Integral Politics The Politics of the Spiral Integral Politics and Global Governance Is Global Governance an Unrealistic Fantasy?
Is Global Governance Too Dangerous—What are the Safeguards?
Global Governance and Integral Consciousness Cocreate Each Other

CHAPTER 6
Integral Spirituality The Development of Spiritual Traditions Public Spirituality in the Integral Age Beauty, Truth, and Goodness—Philosophical Spirituality The Practice of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness The Revelation of Evolution

Part II A Deeper Discussion Introduction to Part II

CHAPTER 7
The Founders of Integral Philosophy Ken Wilber in Context The Evolution of Philosophy as a Human Endeavor Hegel—the First Integral Philosopher Bergson—the First Post-Darwinian Integral Philosopher Whitehead—Spiritual Philosopher for the Ages Teilhard de Chardin—Master of the Internal Universe Gebser—Prophet of Integral Consciousness Developmental Psychology and the Mapping of the Internal Universe Habermas—Architect of Integral Foundations Wilber—Framer of Integral Philosophy's Twenty-First-Century Synthesis What I Add to Integral Philosophy

CHAPTER 8
The Integral Reality Frame Metaphysics and the Evolution of Reality Frames The Integral Map of Reality Integral Philosophy and Human Spirituality Some Critiques of the Integral Reality Frame

CHAPTER 9
Structures of the Human Mind Lines of Development Recognized by Psychologists Wilber's Theory of the Lines of Development A Critique of Wilber's Theory of Developmental Lines An Alternative Theory of the Structures of Consciousness The Self as a Whole

CHAPTER 10
The Directions of Evolution Evolution and the Idea of Progress Unity, Complexity, and Consciousness Directions of Evolution in the Internal Universe The Dialectical Quality of the Master Patterns of Evolution Potential Applications of a Dialectical Understanding of Evolution

Appendix A A Proposal for Integral Global Governance Appendix B Consideration of Wilber's Four-Quadrant Model of Evolution Bibliography Index