From: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net]
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Subject: [personal] Esalen v Integral Institute

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Newsletter Nr. 276
Amsterdam, April 26th, 2009


POST-POST-ISM-ISM - Kant, Wilber, Nondual Rational-Empiricism, and the Ontic-Shadow 
of Post-Modernity - Joel D. Morrison

Post-post-ism-ism is a “critical” condition running rampant through the body of 
post-post-modern Philosophy. It’s Kant’s fault … or the fault-line of those who 
interpreted and transformed his critical philosophy into a respectable profession 
fit for the LCD[1] of exoteric academia. Kant, like Descartes, set himself the 
task of reconciling science and religion, and protecting each from the other—“Am 
I going to have to separate you two?” And like Descartes, Kant’s procedure was a 
radical division, a dich-otomy between two zones of the Philosophical body. Both 
Kant and Descartes had the best of intentions, but you know what they say about 
the road to Hell… 

Read more:
http://www.integralworld.net/morrison2.html


ESALEN VERSUS INTEGRAL INSTITUTE - How Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute Stacks Up 
Against Esalen Institute - Hugh & Kaye Martin

As stated above,[2] Esalen is the ideal foundation for an Integral Growth Program 
-- in part because it compares so favorably to its major integral competitor, 
Integral Institute.  This section matches the two Growth Centers against each 
other to show how each stacks up.

For the sake of illustration, let’s compare the offerings of Esalen to those of 
Integral Institute’s ILP for each of the seven ADAPT Process Themes.  We find that 
Esalen proves substantially superior in at least five of the seven categories.  
The comparison is not totally fair, because II is just getting started, and because 
it’s difficult to determine exactly what II and ILP will consist of[3] – but for 
the moment, Esalen is by far the front-runner. 

Read more:
http://www.integralworld.net/martin12.html

Further postings:

04/26/09: The essay "Reply to Elliot Benjamin on My Riemann Hypothesis Article" 
by Peter Collins has been added to the Reading Room. 



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