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VISSER / CHATGPT SPIRIT, MECHANISM, AND THE LIMITS OF EXPLANATION, A Philosophical Analysis of Wilber's Eros in Light of Evolutionary Theory	VISSER / CHATGPT FIFTEEN WAYS WILBER DEFENDERS BYPASS CRITIQUE OF HIS EVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS
VISSER / GROK FROM BIOGRAPHY TO HERESY, Frank Visser and the Critical Conscience of Integral Philosophy	VISSER / CHATGPT CRANES, SKYHOOKS AND THE WONKY EROS: Why Dennett's Tools Dismantle Wilber's Claim that 'Eros Drives Evolution'
VISSER / CHATGPT THE PLATONIC ROOTS OF KEN WILBER'S EVOLUTIONARY EROS	VISSER / GROK THE PAROCHIAL PRETENSIONS OF WILBER'S 'SPIRIT IN EVOLUTION': A Cosmic Farce Masquerading as Metaphysics
VISSER / CHATGPT “INFINITE IN ALL DIRECTIONS”, How to Stay Sane in a Universe Too Large for the Mind	VISSER / CHATGPT INTEGRAL THEORY AND METAMODERNISM: A Deeper Analysis of Two Post-Postmodern Visions
VISSER / CHATGPT KEN WILBER AND THE BURDEN OF THE GRAND SYNTHESIZER, Originality, Appropriation, and the Perils of Overreach in Integral Theory	VISSER / CHATGPT DID DARWIN, FREUD, AND EINSTEIN PLAGIARIZE?, The Nuanced History Behind a Persistent Accusation

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1. VISSER / CHATGPT Did Ken Wilber Misunderstand Jung, Or Did He Tease Apart Multiple Views of Archetypes?	6. VISSER / GROK From Species to Life Itself: Climbing Down the Taxonomic Ladder"
2. VISSER / CHATGPT Ken Wilber and the Burden of the Grand Synthesizer, Originality, Appropriation, and the Perils of Overreach in Integral Theory	7. VISSER / GROK The Evolving U.S.-European Peace Proposals for Ukraine: Stalled Talks and Escalating Tensions
3. VISSER / CHATGPT Separating the Ukraine War Dilemmas in Public Debate, Peace Now vs. Defend Ukraine - How to Untangle the Arguments	8. VISSER / CHATGPT Is Neo-Darwinism Dead?, The Dawkins-Noble Debate in Perspective
4. DILLARD The Noun-King and the Three Great Engines of Teleology, The Dreaming Kosmos, Chapter 14	9. VISSER / CHATGPT Did Darwin, Freud, and Einstein Plagiarize?, The Nuanced History Behind a Persistent Accusation
5. VISSER / CHATGPT Gravity: From Occult Force to Cosmic Illusion - The Strange Story of a Reluctant Concept"	10.VISSER / CHATGPT Integral Theory and Metamodernism: A Deeper Analysis of Two Post-Postmodern Visions
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VISSER A MORE ADEQUATE SPECTRUM OF COLORS?, A Comparison of color terminology in chakra-psychology, Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics	VISSER WILBER OR TRUTH? How to Get Rid of Your Wilber Complex
VISSER BIG HISTORY AND INTEGRAL THEORY: Bill Bryson Meets Ken Wilber	VISSER THE WILD WEST WILBER REPORT: Looking back on the Wyatt Earp Episode (2006)
VISSER OUR DNA AS PROOF FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE? Review of Perry Marshall's "Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design"	VISSER 'EQUILIBRIUM IS DEATH': Energy, Entropy, Evolution and the Paradox of Life's Complexity
VISSER "FROM DIRT TO DIVINITY": Ken Wilber's pre-Darwinian Understanding of Evolution	VISSER A SELF-HELP GUIDE FOR DEMOCRATS, Review of Ken Wilber's "Trump and a Post-Truth World"
VISSER WHY KEN WILBER IS WRONG ABOUT EVOLUTION, And Ignores the Evidence For It (Two Academic Papers, 2010, 2020	VISSER INTEGRAL THEORY AND COSMIC EVOLUTION: A Naturalistic Approach

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FALK WILBER AND BOHM: An Analysis of the Problems with Ken Wilber's 'Refutations' of David Bohm's Ideas	MEYERHOFF DISMISSAL VS. DEBATE: A Reply to Ken Wilber's Audio Rebuttal
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CARLSON INTEGRAL IDEOLOGY: An Ideological Genealogy of Integral Theory and Practice	VISSER MY CRITICAL ESSAYS ON KEN WILBER

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