Sean Esbjörn-Hargens
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Sean Esbjörn-Hargens is an integral theorist associated with Ken Wilber
's integral approach. He is a founding member of Integral Institute
. Esbjorn-Hargens is a professor of Integral Studies at John F. Kennedy University
. He has made substantial contributions to the creation of the fields of integral ecology
, integral education, and integral research.
and one in Integral Theory), and one at Fielding Graduate University in Organizational Management and Development. He has published over a dozen articles in various academic journals, founded the academic peer-reviewed Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, co-authoried the first academic text book application of the Integral model: Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on Nature (2009); co-founded an academic conference devoted to the AQAL model; and founded the Integral Research Center which supports graduate students in doing mixed-methods research using the Integral model.
He is a practitioner of both Tibetan Buddhism
(Shangpa Kagyu
linage) and A. H. Almaas
’ Diamond Approach.
Ken Wilber
Kenneth Earl Wilber II is an American author who has written about mysticism, philosophy, ecology, and developmental psychology. His work formulates what he calls Integral Theory. In 1998, he founded the Integral Institute, for teaching and applications of Integral theory.-Biography:Ken Wilber was...
's integral approach. He is a founding member of Integral Institute
Integral Institute
The Integral Institute is a think-tank founded in 1998 by American author Ken Wilber. The purpose of the Institute is to gather and attempt to integrate the various viewpoints found in a number of major fields of knowledge...
. Esbjorn-Hargens is a professor of Integral Studies at John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University is a nonprofit, private university located in Pleasant Hill, California, with satellite campuses in Campbell, Berkeley, and Costa Mesa. It was founded in 1964 to focus on providing continuing opportunities for non-traditional higher education. Enrollment is approximately...
. He has made substantial contributions to the creation of the fields of integral ecology
Integral ecology
Integral ecology is an emerging field that applies Ken Wilber's integral theory to environmental studies and ecological research. The field was pioneered in the late 1990s by integral theorist Sean Esbjörn-Hargens and environmental philosopher Michael E. Zimmerman.-Teachings:Integral ecology...
, integral education, and integral research.
Work
Esbjörn-Hargens has worked to establish Integral Theory as a legitimate academic field of discourse by creating two master's degrees at John F. Kennedy University based on AQAL (one in Integral PsychologyIntegral psychology
Integral psychology is psychology that presents an all-encompassing holistic rather than an exclusivist or reductive approach. It includes both lower, ordinary, and spiritual or transcendent states of consciousness. Important writers in the field of integral psychology are Sri Aurobindo, Indra...
and one in Integral Theory), and one at Fielding Graduate University in Organizational Management and Development. He has published over a dozen articles in various academic journals, founded the academic peer-reviewed Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, co-authoried the first academic text book application of the Integral model: Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on Nature (2009); co-founded an academic conference devoted to the AQAL model; and founded the Integral Research Center which supports graduate students in doing mixed-methods research using the Integral model.
He is a practitioner of both Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
(Shangpa Kagyu
Shangpa Kagyu
The Shangpa Kagyu is known as the "secret" lineage and differs in origin from the better known Dagpo Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Dagpo Kagyud come from the lineage of Tilopa whereas the Shangpa lineage descends from Naropa's consort Niguma as well as Sukhasiddhi...
linage) and A. H. Almaas
A. H. Almaas
Ali Hameed Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, an author and spiritual teacher who writes about and teaches a mystical approach informed by modern psychology and therapy, which he calls the Diamond Approach....
’ Diamond Approach.
Books
- Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World (Random House/Integral Books, 2009), ISBN 978-1-590-30466-2
- co-edited: The Simple Feeling of Being: Embracing Your True Nature (Shambhala, 2004).
Articles
- Hargens, S. (2001). “Intersubjective Musings: A Response to Christian de Quincey’s ‘The Promise of Integralism,’” in Journal of Consciousness Studies 8 no. 12 pp. 35-78.
- Hargens, S. (2002). “Integral development: Taking the middle path towards Gross National Happiness”, in Journal of Bhutan Studies Vol 6. Summer pp. 24–87.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2005). “Integral Ecology: The What, Who, and How of Environmental Phenomena,” in World Futures Vol 61, No. 1-2. pp. 5–49.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2006). “Integral Education By Design: How Integral Theory Informs Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum in a Graduate Program” in ReVision 28 (3), p. 21-29.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2006). “Integral Research: A multi-method approach to investigating phenomena,” in Constructivism and the Human Sciences 11 (1-2) pp 79–107.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2006). “Integral Ecology: A Postmetaphysical Approach to Environmental Phenomena,” in AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice Vol 1, No. 1.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S., & Wilber, K. (2006). Towards a comprehensive integration of science and religion: A post-metaphysical approach, in The Oxford Handbook of Science and Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press pp 523 – 546.
- Gordon, G., & Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2007). “Are We Having Fun Yet? An Exploration of the Transformative Power of Play,” in Journal of Humanistic Psychology 35 (1) p. 198-222.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2007). “Integral Teacher, Integral Students, Integral Classroom: Applying Integral Theory to Education,” in AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice Vol 2, No. 2.
- Gordon, G., & Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (2007). “Integral Play: An Exploration of the Playground and the Evolution of the Player,” in AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice Vol 2, No. 3.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. & Zimmerman, M. E. (2008). “Integral Ecological Research: Using IMP to Examine Animals and Sustainability” in AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice Vol 3, No. 1.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. & Zimmerman, M. E. & (2008). “Integral Ecology” Callicott, J. B. & Frodeman, R. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. New York: Macmillan Library Reference.
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S., & Wilber, K. (2008). “Integral Psychology” in The Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology. 4th Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Special Issues
- Esbjörn-Hargens, S. (Ed.) (2005). Integral Ecology special issue of World Futures Vol 61, No. 1-2. 163 pages.