Integral Theory in Action: Applied, Theoretical, and Constructive Perspectives on the AQAL Model (SUNY series in Integral Theory)

Leading scholar-practitioners discuss the strengths, limits, and potential of Integral Theory and the AQAL model. In a world as complex as ours, an integral approach is needed to help sort through a dynamic landscape and respond effectively to individual and collective challenges. Integral Theory in Action provides the first multi-authored overview of such an approach. Integral Theory is the result of 30 years of research and is being applied in over 35 distinct disciplines. This volume brings together two dozen leading scholar-practitioners who are actively applying integral principles and who address a range of issues from an integral perspective including: climate change, embodiment, feminist aesthetics, community discourse, treatment of depression, developmental theory, and global ethics. The strengths, limitations, and potential of Integral Theory and Ken Wilber’s AQAL model are weighed by each contributor. This collection pushes the field of Integral Theory in new ways and new directions, and provides a comprehensive overview that makes it an invaluable resource for any integral effort. Matthew Solomon is Associate Professor of Cinema Studies at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He is the author of Disappearing Tricks: Silent Films, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century. In A World As Complex As Ours, An Integral Approach Is Needed To Help Sort Through A Dynamic Landscape And Respond Effectively To Individual And Collective Challenges. Integral Theory In Action Provides The First Multiauthored Overview Of Such An Approach. Integral Theory Is The Result Of Thirty Years Of Research And Is Being Applied In Over Thirty-five Distinct Disciplines. This Volume Brings Together Two Dozen Leading Scholar-practitioners Who Are Actively Applying Integral Principles And Who Address A Range Of Issues From An Integral Perspective, Including Climate Change, Embodiment, Feminist Aesthetics, Community Discourse, Treatment Of Depression, Developmental Theory, And Global Ethics. The Strengths, Limitations, And Potential Of Integral Theory And Ken Wilber's Aqal Model Are Weighed By Each Contributor. This Collection Pushes The Field Of Integral Theory In New Ways And New Directions, And Provides A Comprehensive Overview That Makes It An Invaluable Resource For Any Integral Effort. This Represents The First Flowering Of A New Theoretical Movement That Has Potential Implications For The Full Spectrum Of Disciplinary Inquiry As Well As For Significant Areas Of Practical Application, From Ethics And Development Assessment To Climate Change.--sean M. Kelly, Author Of Coming Home: The Birth And Transformation Of The Planetary Era --book Jacket. Foreword: The Integral Enterprise: Current Frontiers And Possible Futures / Roger Walsh -- Introduction / Sean Esbjörn-hargens -- Prologue: The Academic Emergence Of Integral Theory: Reflections On And Clarifications Of The 1st Biennial Integral Theory Conference / Mark D. Forman And Sean Esbjörn-hargens -- An Overview Of Integral Theory: An All-inclusive Framework For The Twenty-first Century / Sean Esbjörn-hargens -- Responding To Climate Change: The Need For An Integral Approach / Karen O'brien -- Embodiment, An Ascending And Descending Development / Theresa Silow -- Beauty And The Expansion Of Women's Identity / Vanessa D. Fisher -- Writing To Effect: Textual Form As Realization In An Integral Community / Michele Chase -- An Integral Understanding Of The Etiology Of Depression / Elliott Ingersoll -- Now You Get It, Now You Don't: Developmental Differences In The Understanding Of Integral Theory And Practice / Zachary Stein --^ The Final Cause Of Cosmic Development: Nondual Spirit Or The Second Law Of Thermodynamics / Michael E. Zimmerman -- Frames Of Aqal, Integral Critical Theory, And The Emerging Integral Arts / Michael Schwartz -- Integral Situational Ethical Pluralism: An Overview Of A Second-tier Ethic For The Twenty-first Century / Randy Martin -- An Integral Map Of Perspective-taking / Clint Fuhs -- Second-tier Gains And Challenges In Ego Development / Susanne Cook-greuter -- Rhizomatic Contributions To Integral Ecology In Deleuze And Guattari / Sam Mickey -- Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical And Practical Implications Of Integral Studies And Methodological Pluralism For Collaboration And Knowledge-building / Tom Murray -- Appropriation In Integral Theory: The Case Of Sri-aurobindo And The Mother's Untold Integral View / Charles I. Flores -- Of Elephants And Butterflies: An Integral Metatheory For Organizational Transformation / Mark Edwards --^ Developmental Action Inquiry: A Distinct Integral Theory That Actually Integrates Developmental Theory, Practice, And Research / William R. Torbet [and Others] -- Afterword: The Dawn Of An Integral Age / Ken Wilber. Edited By Sean Esbjörn-hargens. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. integral theory in action Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword: The Integral Enterprise: Current Frontiers and Possible Futures Introduction: Integral Theory in Action Prologue: The Academic Emergence of Integral Theory: Reflections on and Clarifications of the1st Biennial Integral Theory Conference 1. An Overview of Integral Theory: An All-Inclusive Framework for the Twenty-First Century part 1. applied perspectives 2. Responding to Climate Change: The Need for an Integral Approach 3. Embodiment, an Ascending and Descending Development 5. Writing to Effect: Textual Form as Realization in an Integral Community 6. An Integral Understanding of the Etiology of Depression part 2. Theoretical Perspectives 7. Now You Get It, Now You Don’t: Developmental Differences in the Understanding of Integral Theory and Practice 8. The Final Cause of Cosmic Development: Nondual Spirit or the Second Law of Thermodynamics? 9. Frames of AQAL, Integral Critical Theory,and the Emerging Integral Arts 10. Integral Situational Ethical Pluralism: An Overview of a Second-Tier Ethic for the Twenty-First Century 11. An Integral Map of Perspective-Taking 12. Second-Tier Gains and Challenges in Ego Development part 3. Constructive Perspectives 13. Rhizomatic Contributions to Integral Ecology in Deleuze and Guattari 14. Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical and Practical Implications of Integral Studies andMethodological Pluralism for Collaboration and Knowledge-Building 15. Appropriation in Integral Theory: The Case of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s “Untold” Integral View 16. Of Elephants and Butterflies: An Integral Metatheory for Organizational Transformation 17. Developmental Action Inquiry: A Distinct Integral Theory That Actually Integrates Developmental Theory, Practice, and Research AFTERWORD: The Dawn of an Integral Age Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Leading scholar-practitioners discuss the strengths, limits, and potential of Integral Theory and the AQAL model. In a world as complex as ours, an Integral approach is needed to help sort through a dynamic landscape and respond effectively to individual and collective challenges. Integral Theory in Action provides the first multiauthored overview of such an approach. Integral Theory is the result of thirty years of research and is being applied in over thirty-five distinct disciplines. This volume brings together two dozen leading scholar-practitioners who are actively applying integral principles and who address a range of issues from an integral perspective, including climate change, embodiment, feminist aesthetics, community discourse, treatment of depression, developmental theory, and global ethics. The strengths, limitations, and potential of Integral Theory and Ken Wilbers AQAL model are weighed by each contributor. This collection pushes the field of Integral Theory in new ways and new directions, and provides a comprehensive overview that makes it an invaluable resource for any integral effort. This represents the first flowering of a new theoretical movement that has potential implications for the full spectrum of disciplinary inquiry as well as for significant areas of practical application, from ethics and development assessment to climate change. Sean M. Kelly, author of Coming The Birth and Transformation of the Planetary Era