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Enactivism and the "Hard Problem of Consciousness"

Posted on Sep 17th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

In an essay entitled Consciousness After Postmodernism , Ralph Ellis explores a number of issues which I believe are worth highlighting as a follow-up to our recent symposium, Enactivism, Integral Theory, and 21st Century Spirituality . ... More »

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Integral Theory and Inclusivism

Posted on Jul 8th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

What is the relationship of Integral Theory to the interreligious strategy of inclusivism?  Consider the following passage: "In his discussion of inclusivism, Halbfass points to the discursive tendency of traditional sectarian Indian thought to develop... More »

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Integral Postmetaphysics, Simply Put: A Response to Julian

Posted on Jan 27th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

  The intersubjective is a constitutive part of all subjectively and objectively disclosed phenomena. There is no single pre-given world that exists independently of all perspectives ... only worldspaces enacted by sentient beings. There are no... More »

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