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Integral Manifesto Pt III(2): Integral Politics? / Integral Reality Framework: A Topology of Worldspaces

Posted on May 6, 2009 by

Books Discussed in this Section Steve McIntosh (2007) Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution,  Continuum Books. Neil Brenner (2001)  The limits to scale?  Methodological reflections on scalar structuration, Progress in Human Geography 25, 4 pp. 591-614 / retrieved from http://sociology.fas.nyu.edu/docs/IO/222/2001.Brenner.PiHG.pdf What McIntosh … Continue reading →

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Integral Manifesto Pt I(4): Three Cautionary Tales of Scale / Economies

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

Books Discussed in this Section The IHDP working paper at http://www.ihdp.uni-bonn.de/html/publications/workingpaper/wp02m.htm Elinor Ostrom (2005) Understanding Institutional Diversity. Princeton University Press Economies However outdated and irrelevant it may seem, Adam Smith’s metaphor of an “invisible hand” that shapes collective activity has … Continue reading →

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Integral Manifesto Part I(3) : Scalar Relations

Posted on February 13, 2009 by

Books Discussed in this Section The IHDP working paper at http://www.ihdp.uni-bonn.de/html/publications/workingpaper/wp02m.htm Introduction In the working paper of the IHDP (International Human Development Project)  the term  scale is defined as “the spatial, temporal, quantitative or analytical dimensions used by scientists to … Continue reading →

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