An Enlightenment Audio Interview with
Steve McIntosh, J.D.,
Author of
Integral Consciousness and the
Future of Evolution
Jordan Gruber conducted this audio interview with Steve Mcintosh–an old and dear friend–in late November of 2007. Scroll down to the end of this page to see the comments Jordan left on Amazon.com about Steve's new book on integral thought and theory.
Although the segments of the audio interview are best listened to in sequence (for the entire uninterrupted audio interview, roughly just under 51 minutes long, click here), for your listening ease the interview has been broken down into five .mp3 files, each containing two segments, as follows:
1st and 2nd segments:
- 1st Segment: 0'0" through 6'40": Introduction to Interior States, Culture, and Post-Modernism
- 2nd Segment: 6'42" through 12"11": Integral Spirituality and Interiority
3rd and 4th segments:
- 3rd Segment: 12:11" through 17: 23": Parallels & Differences: Emergence of Modernism vs. Emergence of Integralism
- 4th Segment: 17:24" through 23'22": Why Interiors are Not Just an Epiphenomenon of Consciousness
5th and 6th segments:
- 5th Segment: 23'22" through 28:48": Values–Their Evolution and Our Imperative to Evolve Them
- 6th Segment: 28':48" through 33'14": Contrasting the Evolution of Japanese and Islamic Cultures
7th and 8th segments:
- 7th Segment: 33'15" through 37'18": Giving Ken Wilber his Due Place in Evolutionary Thinking
- 8th Segment: 37'19 through 41'33: Personally Living the Integral Lifestyle
9th and 10th segments:
- 9th Segment: 41':34" to 43':40: Measuring or Judging the Effectiveness of Integral Theory
- 10th Segment: 43':41 through 50'33": Advice for Beginners and Those Birthing a New World View
Jordan Gruber's Amazon.com Comments on Steve's Book
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Much Needed Synthesis of Integral Thoughts (e.g., consciousness evolution) and Thinkers (e.g., Ken Wilber), September 10, 2007
By Jordan Gruber "CEO, Enlightenment.Com"
Instructive, impassioned, and articulate, Steve McIntosh has gifted us with a provocative synthesis of integral thought and thinkers. Both historical retrospective and moral-evolutionary prognosis, Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution challenges us to test what we already know against what we hope may one day be possible.
Fans of Ken Wilber may have differing reactions to the fair-handed but discerning treatment of their intellectual hero that makes up a relatively small part of this book. In addition to his very thorough walk-through of integral thought and thinkers, McIntosh also provides fresh and original insights, especially with regard to integral politics and the actual real-time functioning of the inter-subjective realm of being.
As a life-long student of integral thought and thinking, I heartily recommend this book to anyone who wishes to continue including-yet-transcending the bounds of their own spiritual and philosophical inquiries.
-- Jordan Gruber, J.D., M.A.; CEO, Enlightenment.Com; Founding Member, Integral Institute; Producer of and Interviewer for: Speaking of Everything, the first-ever audio interview with Ken Wilber; The Practical Wordsmith and Ghostwriter-at-Large; Pioneer: ChiBounding.
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