Integral politics
Encyclopedia
Integral politics is an endeavor to develop a balanced and comprehensive politics around the principles of integral studies. Theorists including Don Beck, Lawrence Chickering, Jack Crittenden, David Sprecher, and Ken Wilber
have applied concepts such as the AQAL methodology of Integral Theory
to issues in political philosophy
and applications in government
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An example of an application of integral politics is a proposal for a world federal constitution informed by integral philosophy such as that proposed by Steve McIntosh
in Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. According to McIntosh, an integral world federation would provide democratic oversight of the international economy, protect the global environment, defend human rights, and preserve multicultural diversity. Its ultimate aim is described as an end to war, disease, and poverty.
Ken Wilber
Kenneth Earl Wilber II is an American author who has written about mysticism, philosophy, ecology, and developmental psychology. His work formulates what he calls Integral Theory. In 1998, he founded the Integral Institute, for teaching and applications of Integral theory.-Biography:Ken Wilber was...
have applied concepts such as the AQAL methodology of Integral Theory
Integral Theory
Integral Theory is a philosophy posited by Ken Wilber that seeks a synthesis of the best of pre-modern, modern, and postmodern reality. It claims to be a "theory of everything," and offers an approach "to draw together an already existing number of separate paradigms into an interrelated network of...
to issues in political philosophy
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
and applications in government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
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An example of an application of integral politics is a proposal for a world federal constitution informed by integral philosophy such as that proposed by Steve McIntosh
Steve McIntosh
Stephen Ian “Steve” McIntosh is an American author, activist, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc., and an influential writer in the field of integral thought.-Biography:...
in Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. According to McIntosh, an integral world federation would provide democratic oversight of the international economy, protect the global environment, defend human rights, and preserve multicultural diversity. Its ultimate aim is described as an end to war, disease, and poverty.
External links
- Integral Institute a non-profit academic think tank that studies integral politics.
- Integral World website and online resource which has published articles on topics in integral politics.
- John F. Kennedy University, MA in Integral Theory offers courses on integral politics.