How Civilized Are We? What is the most basic trait we need to exhibit to be considered civilized?

Описание: HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOW CONNECTED IN WAYS WE HAVE NEVER BEEN AT ANY TIME IN OUR HISTORY. FIRST WITH BOOKS, THEN NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO, TELEVISION AND NOW OF COURSE THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WITH THESE WE CAN EASILY LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS HUMANITY IS CAPABLE OF. AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN ALSO WITNESS THE HORRORS THAT MAN HAS BROUGHT UPON HIMSELF. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD THAT INVOLVE DEPRAVED CRUELTY AND YOU MAY VERY WELL BE ASKING YOURSELF, “ARE WE JUST A BUNCH OF SAVAGES LIVING IN A TECHNOLOGICALLY MODERN WORLD?”

IN THIS EPISODE, WE ARE GOING TO EVALUATE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CIVILIZED FROM A VERY SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO EXAMINE HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE IN OUR HOMES, HOW COMPLICATED THE TAX LAWS ARE OR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DISEASES WE HAVE CURED.

INSTEAD, WE ARE GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, “WHAT IS THE MOST BASIC TRAIT FOR PEOPLE TO BE CONSIDERED CIVILIZED?”
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Ken Wilber Bibliography

Early Transpersonal Psychology Period (1970s–1980s)
These works established Wilber as a major figure in transpersonal psychology.
The Spectrum of Consciousness* (1977)
No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth* (1979)
The Atman Project: A Transpersonal View of Human Development* (1980)
Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution* (1981)
Eye to Eye: The Quest for the New Paradigm* (1984)
A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion* (1983/1984)

Edited and Collaborative Works
Wilber served as editor or co-author for several volumes.
The Holographic Paradigm and Other Paradoxes* (editor, 1982)
Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists* (editor, 1984)
Transformations of Consciousness* (with Jack Engler and Daniel Brown, 1986)

Integral Theory Development Period (1990s–2000s)
These works represent Wilber’s mature “Integral Theory” phase.
Grace and Grit* (1991)
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution* (1995)
The Eye of Spirit* (1997/2001 edition)
The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion* (1998)
Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy* (1999)
One Taste: Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality* (1999)
A Theory of Everything* (2000)

Integral Movement and Popular Introductions
These present simplified or applied versions of integral theory.
Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free* (2003)
Integral Spirituality* (2006)
The Integral Vision* (2007)
Integral Life Practice* (2008, with collaborators)
The Pocket Ken Wilber* (2008)

Later Integral Philosophy (2010s–2020s)
These works represent his later synthesis period.
Integral Meditation* (2016)
The Religion of Tomorrow* (2016)
Integral Buddhism* (2018)
Trump and a Post-Truth World* (2017)
A Post-Truth World* (2018)
Finding Radical Wholeness* (2017)

Collected Works Series (1999)
These compile Wilber’s earlier writings into a scholarly set.
The Collected Works of Ken Wilber – Volume 1* (Includes Spectrum of Consciousness and *No Boundary*)
–Volume 2** (Includes The Atman Project and *Up from Eden*)
–Volume 3** (Includes A Sociable God and *Eye to Eye*)

Additional Works and Shorter Books
Less central but still significant publications.
A Brief History of Everything

*Various essays and articles (1970s–present)
Observations About Wilber's Output
Wilber’s work falls into roughly four intellectual phases:
Transpersonal psychology (1977–1985)
Evolutionary spirituality (1985–1995)
Integral Theory system-building (1995–2006)
Applied Integral philosophy (2006–present)

His most intellectually dense works are usually considered:
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
Integral Psychology
The Eye of Spirit
The Marriage of Sense and Soul

These four form something close to the *core theoretical canon