Integral Re-views Postmodernism: The Way Out Is Through

Integral Review

关键词: Gebser;    Wilber;    integral theory;    Gary P. Hampson;    autopoiesis;    construct-awareness;    critical theory;    Derrida;    dialectics;    Green vMeme;    postformal;    postmodernism;    recursion;    vision-logic;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this article I re-evaluate the potential contribution of postmodernism to integral theory via integrally-derived perspectives. I identify a premature foreclosure: the underappreciation of postformal modes of thinking (cognitive development beyond Piaget’s formal operations). I then enact certain forms of postformal reasoning in relation to integral theory. This includes an engagement with such perspectives as complexity theory, conceptual ecology, vision-logic, dialectics, genealogy, critical theory, and construct-awareness. A major theme concerns the dialectical relationship between reconstruction and deconstruction—partly explored through a developmental assessment of contra-indicative discourse by both Wilber and Derrida. Although the territory is complex, the relationship between current Wilberian theory and postmodernism is clearly problematised. I posit that a deeper engagement with postmodernism can lead to an autopoietic deepening of integral theory.

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