The Roots of Integral Theory
May 23, 2018
In this episode integral philosopher Steve McIntosh takes us on a tour through the origins of integral theory, starting with Georg Friedrich Hegel, who first explained the mechanisms of evolution in human history, and on through a stream of philosophers who unified...
Greta Thunberg: Climate Prophet and Scold
Sep 25, 2019
In this episode I share some thoughts on the evolutionary power of Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish climate activist, and her visit (via sailboat!) to the UN Climate Summit.
Encounter with My Bully
Jun 18, 2019
My vision of a peaceful Colorado summer of slowed-down punditry and ramped-up gardening has been disturbed by a specter of menace entering the scene. While never reaching a crisis level, it has nevertheless presented a real-life dilemma that has taxed whatever...
The Beauty of Evolved Conflict
Mar 16, 2019
Nature is, as poet Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote, “red in tooth and claw.” Human nature is too, so far at least, but a counter-trend is emerging: as evolution progresses, conflict overall becomes less violent and more complex. Complexity arises out of the evolutionary...
Pre-Truth, Post-Truth and Beyond
Feb 2, 2017
Inaugurated with bogus crowd claims and tales of voter fraud, the post-truth presidency of Donald Trump is upon us. Trump lives in a Red "warrior" worldspace alive with apparitions, rumors, conspiracies, and above all, scheming enemies. Placed in the context of...
Progress and Chaos
Feb 9, 2019
The idea of human progress has been widely discredited since the wars and genocides of the mid-20th-century. But what if the 20th century also featured the largest (and largest percentage) of people living in peace and prosperity, eclipsed only by the 21st century so...
Does Space Create Distance?
Feb 1, 2019
Integral practitioners talk a lot about creating a more spacious consciousness, one that includes more of reality. To that end we do things like place people and cultures on maps. We tease apart distinctions, we “transcend and include” and “differentiate and...
Postmodern Beauty: From Cirque To Seinfeld To Saatchi
May 10, 2018
In this episode Jeff takes a look at three towering examples of postmodern art, and how they can aesthetically “move us” forward. Cirque de Soleil - a thrilling display of surface without depth The Seinfeld TV Show - a show not “about nothing”, just nothing meaningful...
Forgiving Humanity
Oct 19, 2018
People often call me an optimist, a term I’ve never felt quite comfortable with. Is it optimistic to notice that humanity – and humans - fight our way forward? Is it optimistic to see that the catastrophes of history, while dwindling, are far from over? I prefer the...
Trump’s True Fantasy
Nov 24, 2018
Donald Trump at midterm is poised to be one of the most consequential presidents in modern history. Not necessarily for his policies, many of them odious (like his character), but for leading a frontal charge against the worldviews of modern globalism and postmodern...
