Building an integral economic science: Opportunities and challenges
Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, vol. 3, n° 4 (2008), pp. 1-16
This paper goes in tandem with the other one, "Spelling out Integral economics: The Full Spectrum project",... more This paper goes in tandem with the other one, "Spelling out Integral economics: The Full Spectrum project", which I published in the same journal in 2010 (see above). Together, both articles offer a new approach to economics based on the so-called "integral" approach of US philosopher Ken Wilber. They champion a methodology of combining different perspectives: the exterior of individuals, the exterior of collectives, the interior of individuals, and the interior of collectives. This allows the discipline of economics to be opened up to surprising new dimensions which the standard positivism (which pervades even front-line mainstream approaches such as complexity and behavioral economics) systematically neglects: the interior dimensions of phenomena, as experienced by individuals and -- yes -- also by collectives (the collective's experience of itself is called culture). Language becomes an essential part of economic interactions, and economists themselves need -- as part and parcel of their scientific endeavor -- to ask questions about their own motivations and emotions. Economics as a result becomes perhaps less easy to treat in purely formal terms, but it also becomes a much more deeply relevant discipline.
Spelling out integral economics: The Full Spectrum project
Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, vol. 5, n° 3 (2010), pp. 174-192
This paper goes in tandem with the other one, "Constructing an Integral economic science: Opportunities and... more This paper goes in tandem with the other one, "Constructing an Integral economic science: Opportunities and challenges", which I published in the same journal in 2008 (see below). Together, both articles offer a new approach to economics based on the so-called "integral" approach of US philosopher Ken Wilber. They champion a methodology of combining different perspectives: the exterior of individuals, the exterior of collectives, the interior of individuals, and the interior of collectives. This allows the discipline of economics to be opened up to surprising new dimensions which the standard positivism (which pervades even front-line mainstream approaches such as complexity and behavioral economics) systematically neglects: the interior dimensions of phenomena, as experienced by individuals and -- yes -- also by collectives (the collective's experience of itself is called culture). Language becomes an essential part of economic interactions, and economists themselves need -- as part and parcel of their scientific endeavor -- to ask questions about their own motivations and emotions. Economics as a result becomes perhaps less easy to treat in purely formal terms, but it also becomes a much more deeply relevant discipline.
Toward a Sustainable Future: Integral Leadership in the New World Economy
This paper was originally written for, and published in, the Integral Leadership Review:
http://integralleadershipreview.com/2581-toward-a-sustainable-future-i
Presenting a background of historical context, “Toward a Sustainable Future” offers an overview in the ascendancy of... more
Presenting a background of historical context, “Toward a Sustainable Future” offers an overview in the ascendancy of neoliberal/neoconservative viewpoints constituting the world’s dominant socioeconomic ideology today. An AQAL framework is then introduced and subsequently examined as an aid to envisioning and ultimately adopting Integral approaches
capable of better supporting value(s) of human relatedness. In so doing, the article’s content aspires to empower today’s leaders to pioneer practical, sustainable, transformations in
community living and lifestyles.
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Appendix 1 from "An Integral Perspective" - updated 2/14/2011
Appendix 1 is "A Historical Overview of Economic Events from an Integral Perspective". In addition to... more Appendix 1 is "A Historical Overview of Economic Events from an Integral Perspective". In addition to affording a sweeping view of ‘economy’ over ‘premodern’, ‘modern’, and ‘postmodern’ eras, it focuses particularly on the concept of 'usury' from the late 7th Century B.C. through today.
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Update of working draft - 2/14/2011
This paper serves as an introductory overview of an 'integral' perspective. Adopting Wilber's AQAL framework, it... more This paper serves as an introductory overview of an 'integral' perspective. Adopting Wilber's AQAL framework, it incorporates a historical 'lens' to examine a broad scope of issues ranging from evolution, to societal collapse, to the 'clash of civilizations'.
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In a period of ideological turmoil, environmental crisis, and economic meltdown; although world affairs are casting an... more
In a period of ideological turmoil, environmental crisis, and economic meltdown; although world affairs are casting an ominous shadow of historical implication on an approaching horizon, many are cultivating ingenious new perspectives transcending the prior bounds of intractable dogma and staid orthodoxy. Illuminated by recent advances in digital, multimedia and communication technologies, nascent dimen-
sions of integral thought are affording members of an emerging global society (e.g. 'polity') unique opportunities to transform the very course of human destiny.
Economic Timeline From an Integral Perspective
Appendix 1 from "An Integral Perspective"
Appendix 1 is "A Historical Overview of Economic Events from an Integral Perspective". In addition to... more Appendix 1 is "A Historical Overview of Economic Events from an Integral Perspective". In addition to affording a sweeping view of ‘economy’ over ‘premodern’, ‘modern’, and ‘postmodern’ eras, it focuses particularly on the concept of 'usury' from the late 7th Century B.C. through today.

