Metatheory for the Twenty-First Century: Critical Realism and Integral Theory in Dialogue (Ontological Explorations) (Ontological Explorations (Routledge Critical Realism))

Metatheory for the 21 st Century is one of the many exciting results of over four years of in-depth engagement between two communities of scholar-practitioners: critical realism and integral theory. Building on its origins at a symposium in Luxembourg in 2010, this book examines the points of connection and divergence between critical realism and integral theory, arguably two of the most comprehensive and sophisticated contemporary metatheories. The Luxembourg symposium and the four more that followed explored the possibilities for their cross-pollination, culminating in five positions on their potential for integration, and began the process of fashioning a whole new evolutionary trajectory for both integral theory and critical realism. The contributors to this book bring together critical realism and integral theory in order to explore the potential of this collaboration for the advancement of both. Highlighting the ways in which these metatheories can transform scholarship and address the most pressing global issues of the 21 st century, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners in the areas of metatheory, philosophy, social theory, critical realism, integral theory and current affairs more generally. In The Fall Of 2011, Integral Institute And The Integral Research Center Hosted The Critical Realism & Integral Theory Symposium At John F. Kennedy University, In The San Francisco Bay Area. The Event Was Dreamed Up By Roy Bhaskar And Sean Esbjörn-hargens, Was Envisaged With The Intention Of Bring Together Scholars Associated With Each Approach To Explore The Points Of Connection And Divergence Between Critical Realism And The Philosophy Of Meta-reality On The One Hand, And Integral Theory On The Other. The Symposium Has Catalyzed The Re-visioning Of Integral Theory In Important Ways That Seem To Be Fashioning A Whole New Evolutionary Trajectory For The Field, And Critical Realism Has Been Impacted As Well. There Have Already Been A Variety Of Meaningful Collaborative Outcomes And Engagements Between The Members Of The Symposium From Both Communities, And The Momentum Is Only Building. In Short, Exciting Things Are Happening And Momentum Is Building As Critical Realism And Integral Theory Continue To Interface And Impact Each Other In Ways That Are Accelerating The Theoretical Development And Application Of Both. This Volume Will Highlight The Ways In Which The Planet's Two Most Sophisticated Metatheories Are Joining Forces To Transform Scholarship And Address The Most Pressing Global Challenges Of The 21st- Century—from Climate Change To The Global Economic Crisis To Terrorism And Emergent Geo-political Relations. __Metatheory for the 21st Century__ isone of the many exciting results of over four years of in-depth engagement between two communities of scholar-practitioners: critical realism and integral theory. Building on its origins at a symposium in Luxembourg in 2010, this book examines the points of connection and divergence between critical realism and integral theory, arguably two of the most comprehensive and sophisticated contemporary metatheories. The Luxembourg symposium and the four more that followed explored the possibilities for their cross-pollination, culminating in five positions on their potential for integration, and began the process of fashioning a whole new evolutionary trajectory for both integral theory and critical realism. The contributors to this book bring together critical realism and integral theory in order to explore the potential of this collaboration for the advancement of both. Highlighting the ways in which these metatheories can transform scholarship and address the most pressing global issues of the 21st century, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners in the areas of metatheory, philosophy, social theory, critical realism, integral theory and current affairs more generally. This book split across 2 volumes, is a follow up and companion to Metatheory for the Twenty-First Century. All three of these volumes are the dialogical outcomes of a multi-year symposia series wherein critical realists and integral theorists deeply engaged each other and their distinct but complementary approaches to integrative metatheory.