Participation, metaphysics, and enlightenment: reflections on Ken Wilber’s recent work

Participation, metaphysics, and enlightenment: reflections on Ken Wilber’s recent work

This article critically examines Ken Wilber’s (2006) recent work from a participatory perspective of human spirituality. After a brief introduction to the participatory approach, I limit my discussion to the following four key issues: a. the participatory critique of Wilber’s work, b. the cultural v...

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Main Author: Jorge Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2015-11-01
Series:Approaching Religion
Subjects:
Wilber, Ken
Spirituality
Psychology and religion
Philosophy and religion
Philosophy, American
Systems (Philosophy)
Online Access:https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/67573
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spelling doaj-5ace9e6ecd814f71aef023fa6420f7b52020-11-25T01:25:45ZengDonner InstituteApproaching Religion1799-31212015-11-015210.30664/ar.67573Participation, metaphysics, and enlightenment: reflections on Ken Wilber’s recent workJorge Ferrer0Department of East-West Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CaliforniaThis article critically examines Ken Wilber’s (2006) recent work from a participatory perspective of human spirituality. After a brief introduction to the participatory approach, I limit my discussion to the following four key issues: a. the participatory critique of Wilber’s work, b. the cultural versus universal nature of Wilber’s Kosmic habits, c. the question of (post-)metaphysics in spiritual discourse, and d. the nature of enlightenment. The article concludes with some concrete directions in which to move the dialogue forward.https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/67573Wilber, KenSpiritualityPsychology and religionPhilosophy and religionPhilosophy, AmericanSystems (Philosophy)
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Approaching Religion
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Spirituality
Psychology and religion
Philosophy and religion
Philosophy, American
Systems (Philosophy)
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title Participation, metaphysics, and enlightenment: reflections on Ken Wilber’s recent work
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title_full Participation, metaphysics, and enlightenment: reflections on Ken Wilber’s recent work
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publisher Donner Institute
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publishDate 2015-11-01
description This article critically examines Ken Wilber’s (2006) recent work from a participatory perspective of human spirituality. After a brief introduction to the participatory approach, I limit my discussion to the following four key issues: a. the participatory critique of Wilber’s work, b. the cultural versus universal nature of Wilber’s Kosmic habits, c. the question of (post-)metaphysics in spiritual discourse, and d. the nature of enlightenment. The article concludes with some concrete directions in which to move the dialogue forward.
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Spirituality
Psychology and religion
Philosophy and religion
Philosophy, American
Systems (Philosophy)
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