Public Health Institute. March 18, Integral Theory. & Climate Change. Sean Esbjörn-Hargens PhD Integral Institute

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1 1 Public Health Institute March 18, 2008 Integral Theory & Climate Change Sean Esbjörn-Hargens PhD Integral Institute

2 Our World is Vast 2

3 3 COMPLEXITY Systems Planet Politics Economy Transformation Evolution FRAGMENTATION Disciplines Research Projects Communities Families Green spaces PERSPECTIVES Culture Religions Worldviews Philosophy Ethics Self-Identity

4 4 Integral Theory is... an Objective Meta-Map an Intersubjective Meta-Framework a Subjective Meta-Practice An All-Inclusive Framework for the 21st Century

5 5 Integral Theory is... the result of 30-years of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research being used in over 35 distinct disciplines (e.g., education, healthcare, ecology, art, law, feminism, psychology, economics, and coaching) a way of working with your own awareness in each and every moment An All-Inclusive Framework for the 21st Century

6 6 Ken Wilber An American philosopher trained in biochemistry. He has written 26 books all of which are still in print. He has penned over 8000 pages of interdisciplinary content. His books have been translated into 24 languages. He is the most translated academic author in America.

7 7 INTERIOR EXTERIOR COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL UPPER LEFT I Intentional (subjective) WE Cultural (Intersubjective) LOWER LEFT I WE IT ITS UPPER RIGHT IT Behavioral (objective) ITS Social (interobjective) LOWER RIGHT Quadrants

8 8 I N T E R I O R E X T E R I O R C O L L E C T I V E I N D I V I D U A L Psychological & Phenomenological Inquiry: emotions (fear, anger) self-identity beliefs Upper Left (UL) Lower Left (LL) Cultural & Worldview Investigations: philosophical ethical religious dying fish in a lake Behavioral & Physiological Analyses: empirical chemical biological Upper Right (UR) Lower Right (LR) Ecological & Social Assessments: environmental political educational legal economic Figure 2.4: The Four Quadrivia of a Lake Quadrants

9 9 INTERIOR EXTERIOR COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL First-person perspectives Aesthetics Consciousness Plato s The Beautiful Kant s Critique of Judgment Habermas Truthfulness Second-person perspectives Morals Culture Plato s The Good Kant s Critique of Practical Judgment Habermas Rightness I WE IT/S Third-person perspectives Science Nature Plato s The True Kant s Critique of Pure Reason Habermas Truth The Big Three

10 10 LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS TURQUOISE TEAL GREEN ORANGE AMBER Kosmoscentric Planetcentric Worldcentric Sociocentric Ethnocentric 2 nd TIER 1 st TIER Kosmoscentric Planetcentric Worldcentric Sociocentric Ethnocentric Egocentric RED Egocentric Levels

11 INTERIOR EXTERIOR 11 COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL Cognitive awareness Emotional access Interpersonal skills Psychosexual expression Moral capacity Spiritual experience Self-identity dynamics UL LL Worldviews Intersubjective dynamics Linguistic meaning Cultural values Background cultural contexts Philosophical positions Religious understandings UR LR Organic structures Neuronal systems Neurotransmitters Brainwave patterns Skeletal-muscular growth Nutritional intake Kinesthetic capacity Forces of production Geopolitical structures Ecosystems Written legal codes Architectural styles Grammatical systems Evolutionary paths Lines

12 12 INTERIOR EXTERIOR COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL Phenomenal States Natural States Altered States Group States Intersubjective States Religious States UL LL UR LR Brain States Hormonal States Behavioral States Weather States Economic States Ecological States States

13 13 INTERIOR EXTERIOR COLLECTIVE INDIVIDUAL Personality Types Gender Types Religious Systems Kinship Systems UL LL UR LR Blood Types Body Types Biomes Types Regime Types Types

14 Integral Theory & Climate Change 14

15 Quadrants 15

16 16 Climate Change Behaviors Fossil Fuel & Energy Use Behavioral Changes Anthropogenetic Factors Physiological Impacts Biodiversity Issues Consumer Lifestyles Displacement & Migration

17 17 Climate Change Experiences Psychological Dynamics Self-Identity & Beliefs Denial, Fear, NIMBY Direct Experiences Spirituality & Moral Awareness Emotions & Reactivity Mindsets & Assumptions

18 18 Climate Change Cultures Worldviews Value Systems Rhetorical Strategies Ethics & Justice Theology Philosophical Issues Nay & Yeysayers

19 19 Climate Change Systems Policy Formation Green Collar Jobs Ecological Analysis International Dynamics Technological Factors Scientific Funding Carbon Trading

20 Levels 20

21 21 Postmodern Values Diversity, Ecology, Pluralism, Sustainability, Global Justice Modern Values Scientific, Rational, Empirical, Business, Technology Traditional Values Family, Church, National Pride, Conservative, Moral Codes

22 22 Integral Projects on Climate Change Climate Change Policy Development in Australia (Chris Riedy) Analysis of Environmental Communication Strategies (Julian Briggs) Exploration of Agriculture and Climate Change in Italy (Anne Caspari) Psychological Reactions to Climate Change (Jan Inglis) Human Security and Climate Change in Norway (Karen O Brien)

23 23 Integral Projects on Climate Change Social Adaption in El Salvador (Gail Hochachka) Action Research in Carbon Barrier/Opportunity Mapping (David Ballard) Disaster Management in the Caribbean (Mary Otto Chang) State of the World Forum (Jim Garrison) Linking Public Health and Climate Change (Alexandra Destler)

24 24 Integral Guidelines For Action THE WHO Include Multiple Perspectives Communicate to Different Worldviews Acknowledge Your own Position Build Alliances between Stake-Holders Recognize the + & - of all Positions

25 25 Integral Guidelines For Action THE HOW Use 1st-, 2nd-, & 3rd-person Methods Involve Experts from Various Disciplines Identify the Context of Data Be Aware of Research Design Combine Multiple Techniques

26 26 Integral Guidelines For Action THE WHAT Identify the Areas of Focus Figure out What s Missing? Figure out What s Being Privileged Include More of Reality (Qs & Ls) Look At & Look As

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