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1 online resource (xvii, 457 pages) : illustrations |
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SUNY series in integral theory |
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SUNY series in integral theory.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Overview of Integral Theory: An All-Inclusive Framework for the Twenty-First Century / Sean Esbjorn-Hargens -- pt. 1 Applied Perspectives -- ch. 2 Responding to Climate Change: The Need for an Integral Approach / Karen O'Brien -- ch. 3 Embodiment, an Ascending and Descending Development / Theresa Silow -- ch. 4 Beauty and the Expansion of Women's Identity / Vanessa D. Fisher -- ch. 5 Writing to Effect: Textual Form as Realization in an Integral Community / Michele Chase -- ch. 6 Integral Understanding of the Etiology of Depression / Elliott Ingersoll -- pt. 2 Theoretical Perspectives -- ch. 7 Now You Get It, Now You Don't: Developmental Differences in the Understanding of Integral Theory and Practice / Zachary Stein -- ch. 8 Final Cause of Cosmic Development: Nondual Spirit or the Second Law of Thermodynamics? / Michael E. Zimmerman -- ch. 9 Frames of AQAL, Integral Critical Theory, and the Emerging Integral Arts / Michael Schwartz -- ch. 10 Integral Situational Ethical Pluralism: An Overview of a Second-Tier Ethic for the Twenty-First Century / Randy Martin -- ch. 11 Integral Map of Perspective-Taking / Clint Fuhs -- ch. 12 Second-Tier Gains and Challenges in Ego Development / Susanne Cook-Greuter -- pt. 3 Constructive Perspectives -- ch. 13 Rhizomatic Contributions to Integral Ecology in Deleuze and Guattari / Sam Mickey -- ch. 14 Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical and Practical Implications of Integral Studies and Methodological Pluralism for Collaboration and Knowledge-Building / Tom Murray -- ch. 15 Appropriation in Integral Theory: The Case of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother's "Untold" Integral View / Charles I. Flores -- ch. 16 Of Elephants and Butterflies: An Integral Metatheory for Organizational Transformation / Mark Edwards |
| Summary |
In a world as complex as ours, an Integral approach is needed to help sort through a dynamic landscape and respond effectively to individual and collective challenges. Integral Theory in Action provides the first multiauthored overview of such an approach. Integral Theory is the result of thirty years of research and is being applied in over thirty-five distinct disciplines. This volume brings together two dozen leading scholar-practitioners who are actively applying integral principles and who address a range of issues from an integral perspective, including climate change, embodiment, feminist aesthetics, community discourse, treatment of depression, developmental theory, and global ethics. The strengths, Limitations, and potential of Integral Theory and Ken Wilber's AQAL model are weighed by each contributor. This collection pushes the field of Integral Theory in new ways and new directions, and provides a comprehensive overview that makes it an invaluable resource for any |
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"This represents the first flowering of a new theoretical movement that has potential implications for the full spectrum of disciplinary inquiry as well as for significant areas of practical application, from ethics and development assessment to climate change."--Sean M. Kelly, author of Coming Home: The Birth and Transformation of the Planetary Era --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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Interdisciplinary research.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
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Interdisciplinary research
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Esbjörn-Hargens, Sean
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| ISBN |
9781441669605 |
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1441669604 |
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1438433840 |
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1438433859 |
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9781438433844 |
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9781438433851 |
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9781438433868 |
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1438433867 |
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