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Some post-conventional thoughts on Snowden and the NSA surveillance affair
The hot topic of this summer has of course been Edward Snowden’s whistle-blowing about the state of global surveillance by the NSA and its partners. It is now clear that there is no such thing as privacy online and that … Continue reading
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An integral analysis of the alternative perspective of Tomas Ljungberg – and vice versa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5um8QWWRvo”>Barbara
After this introduction (part 1) and illustration (part 2) of Tomas Ljungberg’s theory the stage is set for a comparison between the integral view on the human development according to Wilber’s AQAL theory and the view that is presented by … Continue reading
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An introduction to the alternative perspective of Tomas Ljungberg – part 2
http://youtu.be/gDadfh0ZdBM
The Matrix – Wake up, Neo. In order to illustrate the basic principles of Ljungberg’s theory that was introduced in part 1, I’d like to use some mainstream popular cultural references. Let’s start with the famous and technologically groundbreaking The … Continue reading
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An introduction to the alternative perspective of Tomas Ljungberg – part 1
A few months ago I wrote a blog-post that compared and contrasted integral theory according to Ken Wilber (i.e. AQAL) with an energy perspective of the development of our civilization, called The limitations of the evolutionary meaning-making. The main argument … Continue reading
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How to train your dragon
http://youtu.be/oX69NSZ6Vik
A couple of years ago I wrote an analysis of the Lion king from a perspective of masculinity. This is a typical Disney movie where young Simba, son of the lion king Mufasa, ends up defeating his uncle and his … Continue reading
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Complexity vs Meaning-making
http://youtu.be/eeSyLNP-Xg4
I’d like to offer a short illustration of the distinction between complexity and meaning-making according to the Model of hierarchical complexity and Robert Kegan’s subject-object theory, respectively. MHC is a content-free ordinal scale or theoretical construct by which we can … Continue reading
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En funktionell syn på pengar och ekonomi
Vad är pengar? Vad är skuld? Här är en analys, eller rättare sagt skiss, ur ett funktionellt perspektiv på pengar och det ekonomiska systemet (en deluppgift i kursen Hållbar omställning, något editerad – 5 sidor): En funktionell syn på det … Continue reading
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Conflict and integration
In Joseph Tainter’s description of complex societies (Tainter, 1988) he refers to a common dichotomy or distinction between two perspectives or schools of describing the development of our societies that I find very useful in many current debates. These perspectives … Continue reading
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Ontological and epistemological complexity
What do we mean by complexity? How does complex differ from complicated? And what do we mean by simplicity? How do these concepts relate? The notion of complexity appears in many subject areas, such as psychology and adult development, pedagogy, … Continue reading
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Complexity and simplicity
Complexity and simplicity is a cliche that is sometimes referred to. But what does it mean and how can a higher complexity sometimes make life simpler? Let’s take a classic example from the history of mathematics. Carl Friedrich Gauss was one of … Continue reading
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