If as it has been proposed by the philosophers Ken Wilber and Roy Bhaskar, a human being can be seen to inhabit four dimensions: Intra – subjectivity, Inter – subjectivity, Transactions with nature, Transactions with social systems, with each dimension being interlinked, then to only focus on change in one dimension, leads not to well-being, but leads to in-balance. Therefore for...
Read MoreWithin myself, I have a pulse; I call this pulse the pulse of freedom, now I know that this is quite an abstract statement, and one that I might need to explain. My pulse of freedom is both a feeling about myself and about the world I live in. My mind likes harmony and congruence between thoughts and beliefs, and so to avoid any personal dissonance that might challenge my pulse of freedom, I...
Read MoreThe Critical Realism Philosophy of Roy Bhaskar, begins by recommending that we step back from our experience and notice that there is the first (1 M)oment of non-identity, or that which exists before we have named it through our experience of it. This is a response to both Kant and Hume, Kant said there is a mind independent world but because it is independent from mind, we can never know it....
Read MoreA long with Critical Realism my work is also influenced by Integral Theory originated by Ken Wilber. Whilst not as complex as Critical Realism it is no less a powerful mode for change. Unlike Critical Realism, Integral Theory has a much clearer realisation of personal change and growth known as Integral Life Practice. Within this post I would like to introduce you to Integral Life Practice, and...
Read MoreThe Philosophy of Critical Realism, a complex philosophical investigation into the real cause or nature of things, has a profound influence on my work and the people I work with. I was recently asked to write a short introduction to Critical Realism without using or at least with the fewest Critical Realism terms. This is what I produced. In just under 1000 words, I am going to try to introduce...
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