Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Cosmic Evolution Datum: donderdag 25 december 2014 12:18 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 540 Amsterdam, December 25th, 2014 INTEGRAL THEORY AND COSMIC EVOLUTION - A Naturalistic Approach - FRANK VISSER How not only to describe but also to explain these trends towards complexity across multiple domains is of course the Holy Grail of any Grand Evolutionary Synthesis. Wilber seems to argue for an innate, but unspecified, driving force in the cosmos behind all processes of self-organization and emergence, where Chaisson points to energy flows as a major, if not the major, driving force. Wilber doesn't theoretically connect the increase of entropy on the one hand and order on the other hand, where Chaisson is more explicitly relating them. Chaisson, therefore, is not tempted to postulate any innate drive towards self-organization. The principle of economy demands that we take this naturalistic approach very seriously. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/visser80.html DEEP BIG HISTORY - A Living Systems Paradigm - DUANE ELGIN We are in a time of deep change in how reality is understood and described. Scientific materialism is no longer a fully validated paradigm as some of its underlying assumptions are being questioned by science. Science has become so powerful that it is challenging itself and its own deep assumptions regarding concepts as fundamental as “time,” “space” and “matter.” Likewise, neither is the paradigm of a living universe fully validated as many of its assumptions are also questioned by science. This is a time of exciting discovery and change. Openness to discovery is vital for developing a scientific paradigm that fits most closely with our evolving understanding of the universe. With an appreciation for the developmental and evolving nature of all paradigms, let's explore the worldview of a living universe. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/elgin2.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html