Integral Theory in Action: Applied, Theoretical, and Constructive Perspectives on the AQAL Model

By: Esbjörn-Hargens, Sean

Book Overview

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

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 multi-authored overview of such an approach. Integral Theory is the result of 30 years of research and is being applied in over 35 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 integral effort.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438433840
• ISBN13: 9781438433844
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary