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The Spiritual Message of Evolution

This 45 second clip is excerpted from the hour and 40 minute video presentation on Steve's book, Evolution's Purpose. Steve explains that recognizing purpose in evolution does not require us to believe in God, but it does require us to recognize that materialism is as big a myth as young earth creationism.
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The Evidence for Purpose in Evolution

In this 2-1/2 minute clip Steve discusses how purpose arises from within the universe, and how we experience evolution's larger purpose through our own aspirations for improvement. This leads to a discussion of the evidence for purpose overall, which can be found in evolution's ceaseless generation of intrinsic value—the 13 billion year adventure of unfolding of ontological quality.
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Progress in Cultural Evolution

This clip is excerpted from Jeff Salzman's hour interview in which Steve describes how we can recognize progress in human history without regressing to ethnocentric notions of cultural superiority. Integral philosophy allows us to recognize a vertical dimension within cultural evolution while still retaining the important postmodern values of multiculturalism and an egalitarian concern for all human beings.
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Value Gravity and the Causes of Cultural Evolution

In this clip from the Salzman interview Steve discusses "the push and the pull" that drives the evolution of consciousness and culture. The "push" results from problematic life conditions, and the "pull" is from the inherent "gravity of value," which causes us to strive to make the world a better place. Evolution's teleology is not mysterious, it arises from the basic experiential reality of consciousness being attracted to quality.
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We Are Agents of Evolution

In this 1-1/2 minute clip Steve explains that humans are agents of evolution. As we strive to experience and create the intrinsic values of beauty, truth, and goodness, the process of evolution works though us to produce new levels of emergence and new stages of evolutionary development.
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TED-Style Talk from the December 2012 Integral Conference

This 18 minute “TED Talk” video is from the “What Next Integral Conference,” held over New Year’s 2012 near Boulder, Colorado. While 18 minutes is not the ideal format for presenting his ideas, Steve did appreciate the opportunity to speak to the largely integral audience of 450 people. This video is reproduced with the kind permission of the folks at the Integral Life website.
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The Spiritual Message of Evolution
This 45 second clip is excerpted from the hour and 40 minute video presentation on Steve's book, Evolution's Purpose. Steve explains that recognizing purpose in evolution does not require us to believe in God, but it does require us to recognize that materialism is as big a myth as young earth creationism.
Play Clip (0:46) Watch Full Video (1:40:00)
The Evidence for Purpose in Evolution
In this 2-1/2 minute clip Steve discusses how purpose arises from within the universe, and how we experience evolution's larger purpose through our own aspirations for improvement. This leads to a discussion of the evidence for purpose overall, which can be found in evolution's ceaseless generation of intrinsic value—the 13 billion year adventure of unfolding of ontological quality.
Play Clip (2:30) Watch Full Video (1:40:00)
Progress in Cultural Evolution
This clip is excerpted from Jeff Salzman's hour interview in which Steve describes how we can recognize progress in human history without regressing to ethnocentric notions of cultural superiority. Integral philosophy allows us to recognize a vertical dimension within cultural evolution while still retaining the important postmodern values of multiculturalism and an egalitarian concern for all human beings.
Play Clip (1:24) Watch Full Video (1:01:13)
Value Gravity and the Causes of Cultural Evolution
In this clip from the Salzman interview Steve discusses "the push and the pull" that drives the evolution of consciousness and culture. The "push" results from problematic life conditions, and the "pull" is from the inherent "gravity of value," which causes us to strive to make the world a better place. Evolution's teleology is not mysterious, it arises from the basic experiential reality of consciousness being attracted to quality.
Play Clip (1:43) Watch Full Video (1:01:13)
We Are Agents of Evolution
In this 1-1/2 minute clip Steve explains that humans are agents of evolution. As we strive to experience and create the intrinsic values of beauty, truth, and goodness, the process of evolution works though us to produce new levels of emergence and new stages of evolutionary development.
Play Clip (1:34) Watch Full Video (1:40:00)
TED-Style Talk from the December 2012 Integral Conference
This 18 minute “TED Talk” video is from the “What Next Integral Conference,” held over New Year’s 2012 near Boulder, Colorado. While 18 minutes is not the ideal format for presenting his ideas, Steve did appreciate the opportunity to speak to the largely integral audience of 450 people. This video is reproduced with the kind permission of the folks at the Integral Life website.
Play Clip (1:38) Watch Full Video (18:55)

Website of Integral Philosopher Steve McIntosh, author of the books:
Evolution's Purpose, and Integral Consciousness

SteveMcIntosh.com is an expression of the emerging evolutionary worldview

This website features in-depth video and audio of Steve’s work, including presentations and interviews on the subject of integral philosophy and the evolutionary perspective it enacts. These extensive video and audio files provide the equivalent of a free workshop on this new understanding of the development of human consciousness and culture. Also included are excerpts from Steve’s books, his blog, and other information on his life and work.

The site also highlights the new nonprofit political think tank, The Institute for Cultural Evolution, founded by Steve and fellow evolutionaries Carter Phipps, Elizabeth Debold, and Michael Zimmerman.

We invite you to explore this website’s many offerings, and encourage you to email us with questions or comments. And if you feel so moved, join our email list, visit us on Facebook, and follow our frequent quotes on Twitter.

Thank you for your interest in integral philosophy and the evolutionary worldview.

Steve McIntosh in Zen Garden

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