Integral gnosis and the material other
In this article, I look at Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory as mimesis. This invites me to look at Integral Theory in three ways. First, I look at Integral Theory as process of making materialistic alterity, thus maintaining and fortifying the spirituality of the self. Second, I look at it from the pers...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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Approaching religion
Année: 2015, Volume: 5, Numéro: 2, Pages: 79-92 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Wilber, Ken 1949-
/ Wilber, Ken 1949-, Integral spirituality
/ Mimésis
/ L’autre
/ Science
/ Discours
/ Spiritualité
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AB Philosophie de la religion AE Psychologie de la religion AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux VA Philosophie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Spirituality
B Systems (Philosophy) B Human Development B New Age movement B Psychology and religion B systems theory B Science and religion B Philosophy and religion B Wilber, Ken B theory of knowledge B American Philosophy B Materialism |
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| Résumé: | In this article, I look at Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory as mimesis. This invites me to look at Integral Theory in three ways. First, I look at Integral Theory as process of making materialistic alterity, thus maintaining and fortifying the spirituality of the self. Second, I look at it from the perspective of the dialectics of epistemologies of estrangement and intimacy, raising questions concerning the legitimacy of the juxtaposing interpretative and explanatory approaches to culture. Third, I look at it from a social perspective, as a powerful instance of modern mimesis that creates a typically modern history. I will show how Integral Theory is grounded in the modern intuition of agency being distinct from and superior to the outer material world. To the extent that cultural agency has to materialize in some form, so does Integral Theory. My aim is to recall the close relations of scientific discourse with spirituality, even with magic and even more importantly, I want to show how supposedly secular intuitions of identity and agency bear strong potential for spiritual and religious discourse. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.67575 |
