Ken Wilber

Kenneth Earl Wilber Jr. (born January 31, 1949, Oklahoma City, USA) is an American philosopher and mystic. His work focuses mainly on creating an "integral theory of consciousness" in which the insights of mysticism, postmodernism, science and systems theory come together to form a coherent picture of the Kosmos. In Kosmic Consciousness, Wilber states that he considers himself a storyteller and a mapmaker; his stories address universal questions and his maps integrate various perspectives of the cosmos.

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January 31 - 1949 - Oklahoma City - USA - Philosopher - Mystic - Integral theory - Mysticism - Postmodernism - Science - Systems theory

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Although he is considered a founder of the transpersonal school of psychology, he has since disassociated himself from it http://wilber.shambhala.com/html/interviews/interview1220.cfm. In 1998 Wilber founded the Integral Institute, a think-tank for studying issues of science and society in an integral way. He has been a pioneer in the development of Integral psychology and Integral politics.

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Transpersonal - Psychology - 1998 - Integral Institute - Integral - Integral psychology - Integral politics

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In the 4 January 1997 issue of the German newspaper Die Welt, a reviewer called Wilber "the foremost thinker in the field of the evolution of consciousness."

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4 January - 1997 - Die Welt

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