--- Niels Corfield <mudguard@gmail.com> wrote:Thanks my head is swelling.
Ken Wilber gives a very compelling argument on this matter in his book A Theory of Everything (T.O.E.)
It would appear that Wilber collects Quinn readers, as well. As I can't
stomach the metaphysical
explanation of everything physical, I'll leave it to Niels with his excellent
distillation of
Wilber's theories.
However, I do flag T.O.E. as a taker mindset, given it's attempt to encompass
everything.
I make a distinction between looking into a bubble and being in it. WhereDoesn't it need to be both. Observer, has compassion for the observed, and vice versa.
Wilber attempts to
describe the bubbles, I perceive his theories as outside looking in, much as
a hierarchy seeks a
branch. Since permaculture requires observation to be applied, I perceive
inside looking out,
much as a rhizome adapts to new soil.
Hierarchy can, of course, be useful for fitting conceptsAh there's plenty on that front, didn't I mention Purple, Red or Blue? ;-)
into our monkeysphere. On the other hand, pyramid imagery provides a more
accessible way of
conveying the root problems of culture than what Wilber provides.
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