What does integral (philosophy) mean ? 
"The
word integral means comprehensive, inclusive, nonmarginalizing,
embracing. Integral approaches to any field attempt to be exactly that
- to include as many perspectives, styles, and methodologies as
possible within a coherent view of the topic. In a certain sense,
integral approaches are "meta-paradigms," or ways to draw together an
already existing number of separate paradigms into an interrelated
network of approaches that are mutually enriching." - Ken Wilber, "Foreword", in Frank Visser, Ken Wilber: Thought As Passion
Also
known as the integral-aperspectival stage of consciousness, the term
integral has been used in a philosophical sense by several twentieth
century philosophers and psychologists. They include: Aurobindo, Jean
Gebser, Clare W. Graves, Don Beck, Chris Cowan, Ken Wilber, Stuart
Davis...
According to the Integral Institute''s
website, integral means "inclusive, balanced, comprehensive." In the
book Spiral Dynamics, Don Beck and Chris Cowen use the term for a stage
of consciousness. This stage sequentially follows the pluralistic, or
"green" stage. The essential characteristic of integral thought is that
it continues the inclusive nature of the pluralistic mentality, yet
extends this inclusion to those outside of the pluralistic mentality.
In doing so, it is able to accept development and hierarchy, which the
pluralistic mentality finds difficult. In Integral Psychology, Wilber
identifies the integral stage with "...cognition of unity, holism,
dynamic dialecticism, or universal integralism..."
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