Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
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Here is a concise, comprehensive overview of Wilber's revolutionary thought and its application in today's world. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, nontechnical 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 in areas such as politics, medicine, business, education, and the environment. Wilber also discusses daily practices that readers take up in order to apply this integrative vision to their own everyday lives.
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- AnonymousReviewed in India on 6 February 2021
one of the most advanced books on personal growth
I ordered a used book and the one I received was in perfect condition !! - Dan ClementsReviewed in Singapore on 18 February 2025
Unimpressed
Unimpressed.
Overly complex - to the point that it’s impossible to relate.
Book is riddled with shameless plugs and suggestions to read the authors own work.
This book could be one page and still convey the same message.
I won’t be reading any more of this chaps works.
A pity as I had high expectations but the writing is simply too academic, unnecessarily complex and perhaps tries too hard to be too clever.
I feel the real beauty of exploring such topics lies in simplification; this book is too hard to read and becomes quite boring; it’s stuffed with superfluous guff. - rick jaggerReviewed in Germany on 5 March 2024
important
please read this bookOne person found this helpful - The House-DoggyReviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2017
expands your horizon
excellent, concepts very well explained, definitely expanded my horizon - Amazon CustomerReviewed in Mexico on 8 November 2016
A must read
Amazing capture of the most relevant ways to figure out the world and a sensible approach to reach better ways. An absolute recommendation, - George SummerfieldReviewed in Canada on 7 June 2020
A must read for understanding the TOE.
Well written & simplified theory for the masses. I’m truly glad I got this book & read it cover to cover.
In the latter part of the book, the author is justifying what critics have written of his (many) prior books. This part was a little dry; especially if you just finished the first part of the book & were really hyped about the understanding of the TOE!2 people found this helpful - AnaReviewed in Germany on 3 January 2021
Perfekt!
Ich liebe die Bücher von Ken Wilber! - Pat JackReviewed in the United States on 20 April 2012
This Book Answers the Old Saying, "No one knows why people do what they do"
This was one of the rare books that I actually took the time to read the introduction. It immediately sparked my interest and I carried onward. Everything that Ken said was exactly what I had been thinking about for the past 2 or 3 years, but up until then, couldn't put my finger on it. His explanation of Spiral Dynamics and how it fits in with the world and the people who occupy it left me speechless. I thought, "wow, this must be accepted by many, if not most psychologists out there", but I was incorrect. This is such a new concept that many people in the psychology/philosophy community dismiss it altogether. I can understand when people question new ideas (and this is natural and encouraged by most logical reasoning standards), but when people outright dismiss it because of it's "new age" approach, that's when the advancement is stifled. Whether or not you agree or lineup with these ideas and notions, you are definitely forced to critically think about you as an individual as well as what makes everyone around you think. So don't just dismiss this book and it's ideas solely because it is new, different, and may go against some of your conceptions. Try it out, and see how it aligns/misaligns with your ideas. You'll be surprised with what you read, and remember, narcissism is a crutch for all human advancement. So start getting integral!7 people found this helpful - screwdriverReviewed in India on 26 December 2022
Many quadrants and spiral evolution of human species
Many more leaning experience for whole some everything that appears before us
- Illa GibsonReviewed in Canada on 16 March 2016
Four Stars
Great for a University Philosophy course
.One person found this helpful - sebam83Reviewed in Germany on 3 April 2024
Mut zu ganzheitlichem philosophischen Entwurf
Das Buch liest sich gut und klar, hat aber nicht ganz meinen Nerv getroffen. Ich hätte mir etwas mehr erwartet vom größten amerikanischen Philosophen. Der Grundgedanke ist sicher genial und wirklich originell und es sind weitere interessante Elemente für mich enthalten, es dreht sich nach meinem Geschmack aber zu sehr darum. - Michael FoudyReviewed in the United States on 2 September 2002
A Good Start
I bought this book because I'd read "A Brief History of Everything." In this book Wilber recaps the underlying theory of "History" and then gets into an overview of how to apply that theory to our world. Candidly, I expected more from this book. But, having read it I don't know what Wilber could have done beyond what he did in this book. What he did was give a brief (too brief) synopsis of how to apply the theory (four quadrant analysis/spiral of evolutionary development) using "integral thinking" to various areas of our civilization such as politics, business, education etc. All of what Wilber has written is fine as far as it goes but seemed to get bogged down in an effort to provide a comprehensive survey of how his theory could be applied to various areas of human endeavor. Perhaps the book would have benefited from a more complete and in depth explication of how the theory could be applied to one or two subject areas instead of inadequately summarizing a wide range incomplete applications. But, it's still well worth the read.11 people found this helpful - Andrew RossReviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2012
Integral vision with no physics in sight
Ken Wilber is a deep thinker and has good things to say. In a book on a theory of everything, a physicist naturally hopes for insight into how new physics is changing the way we see the world. But the hope is dashed: this is a book of easily digestible thought bites for a popular audience. That said, the thought bites are well worth deep thought. The integral vision, in which mind, soul, and spirit, both of the individual and of everyone else, get star billings alongside the objective science of self and world, is good. Much contemporary commentary in economics and politics is radically defective when seen with integral vision. Score a big one for Wilber.
Apart from what is now known as the Wilber diagram, with four quadrants and a set of nested levels to anchor the integral vision in a handy meme that anyone can sketch on a flip chart to liven up a meeting, the main theoretical device in the book is a meme for juggling worldviews called spiral dynamics. Wilber did not invent this meme, but it has great currency among pop theologists as a way of juggling simple concepts of gods or God. The idea comes with a color coding running from beige to turquoise, where the most interesting levels are red, blue, orange, and green. Roughly, red gods are tribal and aggressive, blue gods are mythic and legalistic, orange gods are rational and individualistic, and green gods are relativist and multicultural. With thought aids at this level, the reader should not expect too much insight into science, but it all makes for good reading.
Wilber has built up a great reputation among modern meditators and introspective philosophers, and this book shows why. Despite its simple tools and modest ambition, it displays an impressively strong and balanced grasp of the main issues and pushes on to ideas as deep as any in our culture. Wilber truly has an integral vision, and it is one we would all do well to pursue. Physicists will be happy to cut him some slack.4 people found this helpful - Jay T WilliamsReviewed in the United States on 20 June 2024
Organize your lists of buckets.
Integral Metatheory is a revolutionary and evolutionary way to map everything you think, do, and experience, which can help lead to a fulfilling, balanced, and happier life. This book is just the beginning of what could be a global transformation! - gavanmacReviewed in Germany on 23 July 2020
Book was delivered in perfect condition
Book was delivered in perfect condition - murrie redmanReviewed in Canada on 4 February 2016
Course Material
The book is for a course and easy to carry in a purse being a Kindle book.One person found this helpful - Jose G. Hernandez CortesReviewed in the United States on 1 April 2022
Interesting concepts, but...
The book has some interesting concepts, but they are constantly interrupted by the author's attempt to sell himself time and time again, is like reading with adsOne person found this helpful - J. DavisReviewed in the United States on 17 January 2003
Abstractionist and pattern-finder extraordinaire
Regarding Ken Wilber's A Theory of Everything, and A Brief History of Everything. Wilber's books are very interesting, in his synthesis of latest thinking from all over the spectrum of knowledge--evolutionary biology, economics, psychology, history, physics, etc., to name a few--and his building a unified framework or world view that is profoundly inclusive of ideas from all of these fields. He is a "mapmaker" of sorts, an abstractionist and pattern-finder, plotting out how things relate in the various spheres of knowledge, and hanging them together in a single richly-textured fabric--of categories, structures, hierarchies and relationships. Everything from religion to evolution to particle physics are fit within the framework. I have some questions about the validity of some of the premises on which he hangs some of his notions, but the quadrant system he presents--and the common patterns he observes in all of these various spheres of knowledge--is quite amazing. It is interesting and thought provoking reading, if you are interested in a synthesis of the latest ideas on how "everything" hangs together (the "theory") and how it has come to be this way (the "history").18 people found this helpful - Gordon L. AndersonReviewed in the United States on 22 January 2011
Powerful Insights about Our Culture
Wilber is one of the most important writers of the first decade of the 21st Century. While Wilber's origins in psychology and Buddhism have previously focused him more on human consciousness, this book applies his acumen to contemporary culture. Building on his book "Boomeritis," he primarily targets the society created by the baby boomers--a value relative, deconstructed, fact-oriented pluralism incapable of making the sound value-based decisions to sustain a society. He refers to them as embodying the "green meme."
Wilber begins to sketch out the various component social-evolutionary trends providing a big picture of how and why values need to be brought into our social philosophy in a post-boomer integral world. The Theory of Everything, is not focused on details. But it does provide an orientation that will help the reader think about how the details fit into the larger picture.
I plan to use this book as a jumping off point for a course on integral society.3 people found this helpful
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