Theory of everything (book)

Theory of everything (book)

:"This article is about the book by Ken Wilber. See Theory of everything (disambiguation) for other uses.""Theory of everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science, and Spirituality" ISBN 978-1570628559 (published by Shambhala, 189 pages) is a book by Ken Wilber detailing his approach to building a conceptual model of the world which encompasses both its physical and spiritual dimensions. He posits a unified ground-of-everything he calls Spirit. In the book's first four chapters, it covers the physical and mental development of this unified ground. [cite journal |last=Macdonald |first=Copthorne |title=Review Of: A THEORY OF EVERYTHING |journal=Integralis: Journal of Integral Consciousness, Culture, and Science |volume=1 |issue=0 |url=http://www.wisdompage.com/toerevw.html |accessdate=2008-07-17 ] Then, in the rest of the book he lays out what he feels are the practical applications of his philosophy to business, education, medicine, ecology, and war. [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/1570628556/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books |title=Amazon.com Editorial Review |accessdate=2008-07-17 |last=Hudson |first=Gail |publisher=Amazon.com] [http://www.beliefnet.com Beliefnet.com] says that this book is, "Wilber's shortest, simplest overview of his work." [cite web |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/story/141/story_14160_1.html |title=Reading Ken Wilber:A beginner's guide to his works |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher=Beliefnet.com]

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