The Integral Nature Of Things

The world is an interdependent whole of which everything is an integral, complexly related, part. Yet current ways of thinking, and being, persistently separate social phenomena and the individual self from the multiple dimensions with which they are interconnected. The Integral Nature of Things examines this revealing paradox and its consequences in a variety of sites: everyday language, labour, advertising, technology, post-structuralist theory, political rhetoric, urban planning, sex, neoliberal globalisation. Mani demonstrates how even though the interrelations between things are obscured by the ruling paradigm, the facts of relationality and indivisibility continually assert themselves. The book interweaves prose with poetry and sociocultural analysis with observational accounts to offer an alternative framework for addressing aspects of the cognitive, cultural, political, and ethical crisis we face today.

Originally published in 1973. In this systematic treatise, Anthony Quinton examines the concept of substance, a philosophical refinement of the everyday notion of a thing. Four distinct, but not unconnected, problems about substance are identified: what accounts for the individuality of a thing; what confers identity on a thing; what is the relation between a thing and its appearances; and what kind of thing is fundamental, in the sense that its existence is logically independent of that of any other kind of thing? In Part 1, the first two problems are discussed, while in Part 2, the third and fourth are considered. Part 3 examines four kinds of thing that have been commonly held to be in some way non-material: abstract entities; the un-observable entities of scientific theory; minds and their states; and, finally, values. The author argues that theoretical entities and mental states are, in fact, material. He gives a linguistic account of universals and necessary truths and advances a naturalistic theory of value.

Presents an analysis describing the patterns that exist between psychological, spiritual, and social growth.

In Myriad Intimacies postcolonial theorist, spiritual practitioner, and filmmaker Lata Mani oscillates between text and video, poetry and prose, genre and form, register and voice, and secular and sacred to offer a transmedia exploration of the interrelatedness of lives, concepts, frameworks, and aspects of self. She draws on concepts from tantra—a philosophy that celebrates matter as alive, embodiment as sacred, and the senses as a form of intelligence—alongside feminist, critical race, and cultural theory to meditate on the ways in which everyone and everything exists in mutually constitutive interrelations. Addressing issues ranging from desire, the body, nature, and love, to otherness, identity politics, social justice, #MeToo, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Mani foregrounds the power and necessity of recognizing relationality as foundational. Throughout, she offers a way of reframing what we think we know and how we come to know it, demonstrating that it is only by acknowledging and embracing the indivisible and interdependent nature of existence that we restore our true intimacy with each other and the world.

Nature is Everything-Book 1 is a 'Seeds of Wisdom for The Maturing Intellect' presentation for the children of humanity-aged six years and above-who deserve to be immersed with knowledge at the base of TRUTH. Our temporal experience is the product of sensory impressions and associated emotive and cognitive thought processes. However, when a child matures with intellectual curiosity and imaginative reasoning, grounded upon his experiential journey of life, it is time that his human tendencies-marked with unique individual sensitivities-are matched with phase and time appropriate opportunity, to penetrate the depths of knowledge. To nurture the nature of a child, succinctly said, is to support him in light of his unique psychophysical characteristics in adherence to his particular biological phase-out of four formative developmental periods (of 0-6, 6-12, 12-18, and 18-24 years of age) that span from conception through twenty-four years of age. In consideration of the fact that a maturing personality of six years and above is a curious explorer of his greater world-the infinite universe, the more he grows to understand Nature's inner workings, the more passionate he may become about LIFE. The happy consequence of nurturing the human body, mind (intellect), and spirit-phase appropriately-is to witness a fulfilled, maturing personality imbued with a wholesome outlook on life. He will cherish each breath of his human condition with appreciation and admiration, wonder and awe, and finally, gratitude for all that is-realizing that he is an integral microcosmic aspect of the macrocosmic whole, receiving from, and returning LOVE with reciprocity to the universe. As you may note, the content of this book calls for investigative and reflective attention. The propitious transmission of seeds of knowledge, while there is demonstrated readiness to embrace information, is the key point to make. Therefore, pointers to in-depth understanding, exploration, and discovery of life in the universe must take place in the form of an unfolding story of LIFE; it must begin from a discernible point in history. Along this process of discovery-as to who we are, and what we are-by means of this beautiful unfolding story of LIFE, the very experience of 'living to learn' or 'learning to live' must be grounded upon the base or bedrock of morality, as the compassionate, underpinning wisdom of the universe. Differently expressed, the nature of our universe at its core, or ground, epitomizes the ultimate wisdom or TRUTH in action-as compassionate healing of the highest order; it upholds the principles of EQUALITY and RECIPROCITY in consideration of all beings and forms that wish for their happiness. The manifest universe becomes a field of eternal redemption-placing moral responsibility upon the exercise of FREEDOM-in response to the actions of human FREE WILL. This is where the story must begin; the fusion of the four wondrous energies of resistance, cohesion, motion, and transmutation interactively bring forth all magical sensory phenomena that we-as terrestrial beings or forms-experience in the luminous emptiness of SPACE. All in all, it is my fervent hope that this book, upon your reading and its completion, will arouse deeper curiosity, appreciation, and admiration for all that we experience as the wondrous nature of LIFE!

Poetry. Translated from the French by Lee Fahnestock. First published in 1942 and considered the keystone of Francis Ponge's work, Le parti pris de choses appears here in its entirety. It reveals his preoccupation with nature and its metaphoric transformation through the creative ambiguity of language. "My immediate reaction to Lee Fahnenstock's translation was: this must certainly be 'Ponge's voice in English'...[She] gives us his tones, rhythms, humor...[and] maneuvers his word play with respect and unostentatious discretion"--Barbara Wright, translator of Queneau, Pinget, Sarraute.

Dozens of real-life applications and examples of this framework currently in use are examined, including three in-depth cases studies: work with marine fisheries in Hawai'i, strategies of eco-activists to protect Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, and a study of community development in El Salvador. In addition, eighteen personal practices of transformation are provided for you to increase your own integral ecological awareness."--Jacket.

A concise, comprehensive overview of the “M Theory” and its application in today’s world, by a renowned American philosopher Ken Wilber has long been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of our time, but his work has seemed inaccessible to readers who lack a background in consciousness studies or evolutionary theory—until now. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, non-technical language to present complex, cutting-edge theories that integrate the realms of body, mind, soul, and spirit. He then demonstrates how these theories and models can be applied to real world problems and incorporated into readers’ everyday lives. Wilber begins his study by presenting models like “spiral dynamics”—a leading model of human evolution—and his groundbreaking “all-level, all-quadrant” model for integrating science and religion, showing how they are being applied to politics, medicine, business, education, and the environment. He also covers broader models, explaining how they can integrate the various worldviews that have been developed around the world throughout the ages. Finally, Wilber proposes that readers take up an "integral transformative practice"—such as meditation—to help them apply and develop this integral vision in their personal, daily lives. A fascinating and easy-to-follow exploration of the “M Theory,” this book is another tour-de-force from one of America’s most inventive minds.