Integral Consciousness

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