Integral theory in action : applied, theoretical, and constructive perspectives on the AQAL model / edited by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Esbjorn-Hargens, Sean.

Series:

SUNY series in integral theory.

SUNY series in integral theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Interdisciplinary research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2010.

Summary:

Leading scholar-practitioners discuss the strengths, limits, and potential of Integral Theory and the AQAL model.

Contents:

""integral theory in action""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword: The Integral Enterprise: Current Frontiers and Possible Futures""; ""Introduction: Integral Theory in Action""; ""Prologue: The Academic Emergence of Integral Theory: Reflections on and Clarifications of the1st Biennial Integral Theory Conference""; ""1. An Overview of Integral Theory: An All-Inclusive Framework for the Twenty-First Century""; ""part 1. applied perspectives""; ""2. Responding to Climate Change: The Need for an Integral Approach""

""3. Embodiment, an Ascending and Descending Development""""5. Writing to Effect: Textual Form as Realization in an Integral Community""; ""6. An Integral Understanding of the Etiology of Depression""; ""part 2. Theoretical Perspectives""; ""7. Now You Get It, Now You Don�t: Developmental Differences in the Understanding of Integral Theory and Practice""; ""8. The Final Cause of Cosmic Development: Nondual Spirit or the Second Law of Thermodynamics?""; ""9. Frames of AQAL, Integral Critical Theory,and the Emerging Integral Arts""

""10. Integral Situational Ethical Pluralism: An Overview of a Second-Tier Ethic for the Twenty-First Century""""11. An Integral Map of Perspective-Taking""; ""12. Second-Tier Gains and Challenges in Ego Development""; ""part 3. Constructive Perspectives""; ""13. Rhizomatic Contributions to Integral Ecology in Deleuze and Guattari""; ""14. Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical and Practical Implications of Integral Studies andMethodological Pluralism for Collaboration and Knowledge-Building""

""15. Appropriation in Integral Theory: The Case of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother�s “Untold� Integral View""""16. Of Elephants and Butterflies: An Integral Metatheory for Organizational Transformation""; ""17. Developmental Action Inquiry: A Distinct Integral Theory That Actually Integrates Developmental Theory, Practice, and Research""; ""AFTERWORD: The Dawn of an Integral Age""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438433868

1438433867

9781441669605

1441669604

OCLC:

658059257