Table of Contents

PART I—THE MAIN NARRATIVE

1. Introduction
2. The Internal Universe
• The Evolution of Consciousness
• The “Within of Things”
• The Systemic Nature of Evolution
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?
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
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 Co-create Each Other
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

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 21st Century Synthesis
• What I Add to Integral Philosophy
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
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
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

Quotation References for Part I

End Notes for Part II

Bibliography

Index