Steve McIntosh is a political philosopher, lawyer, entrepreneur, and leader in the Integral space. He is the author of 5 books including Evolutions Purpose, The Presence of the Infinite, and most recently Developmental Politics - a book that details how America can grow into a better version of itself. He is the president and the co-founder of The Institute for Cultural evolution, a think tank that focuses on the cultural roots of America’s challenges. In this episode, we speak about the culture war, resolving political conflict with values integration, evolution as a spiritual teaching, and the importance of transcendence.
[Links & Resources]
Steve’s personal site -
https://www.stevemcintosh.com/
Institute for Cultural Evolution Think Tank -
https://www.culturalevolution.org/
Developmental Politics by Steve McIntosh (In-depth book summary) -
https://www.artemzen.com/book/developmental-politics-by-steve-mcintosh-book-summary/
Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capro -
https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Physics-Exploration-Parallels-Mysticism/dp/1590308352
Aquarian Consipracy by Marilyn Ferguson -
https://www.amazon.com/Aquarian-Conspiracy-Personal-Transformation-Cornerstone/dp/158542742X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=aquarian+conspiracy&qid=1645480166&s=books&sr=1-1
The Cultural Creatives by Paul H. Ray
https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Creatives-Million-People-Changing/dp/0609808451/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364267461&sr=1-1&keywords=cultural+creatives+paul+ray
Spiral Dynamics by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan -
https://www.amazon.com/Spiral-Dynamics-Mastering-Values-Leadership/dp/1405133562/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TOATZNCX14OS&keywords=spiral+dynamics&qid=1645480532&s=books&sprefix=spiral+dynamics%2Cstripbooks%2C95&sr=1-1
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor -
https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Age-Charles-Taylor/dp/0674986911
Clare Graves -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_W._Graves
Abraham Maslow -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow
Ken Wilber -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber
Carter Phipps -
https://www.carterphipps.com/
Herbert Spencer -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer
[Show Notes]
0:00 - Intro
3:18 - How Steve got into developmental thinking and decided to use it to better understand politics
21:17 - How culture evolves (the 3 major worldviews clashing in American politics)
35:44 - The interaction of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in culture
42:17 - The four major political positions (beyond left and right)
48:32 - Resolving political conflict with values integration
52:28 - Why Steve is optimistic about a cultural synthesis
55:13 - Why Donald Trump was elected
58:05 - Steve uses the values integration process on an ongoing political issue
107:55 - Evolution as a spiritual teaching
1:16:05 - The Importance of Transcendence
1:28:37 - What’s next for Steve McIntosh?
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