Developmental Politics with Steve McIntosh EXCERPTS
Channel: Front and Center with Steve and Michael
Date: 2022-02-28

Conversation with Integral Philosopher Steve McIntosh 

“Instead of the familiar political tug-of-war pulling us apart, we need a tug of peace where we all pull together in the same direction.”
-- Swami Beyondananda

In this “bite-size excerpt” from our longer interview with Integral philosopher, Steve McIntosh, author of Developmental Politics:  How America Can Grow into a Better Version of Itself, we explore the deeper reasons for our political “hyper-polarization”, and why “centrism” won’t bring us together.  How can we move from “stuck polarization” to healthy polarization?   How do we evolve our political culture?  And how do we expand inclusivity even further to include different worldviews?  Find out how “transcending” the current dualistic forms can be “trance-ending.”

Steve McIntosh, author of Developmental Politics:  How America Can Grow into a Better Version of Itself, has been a leader in the integral philosophy movement for decades. He is president and co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution think tank, which focuses on the cultural roots of America's political problems. He is also co-author with John Mackey and Carter Phipps of the book, Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity through Business. He has authored three previous books on Integral philosophy … The Presence of the Infinite, Evolution’s Purpose, and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. 

There were a lot of concepts thrown brought up. If you are like me, you will want to read the full transcript to further think about what you heard and digest it. Here is a link to do so.
https://otter.ai/u/V5oHvttefW3J6dnon7jZdlDQ60Y

Article referenced: "Why Centrism Fails”
http://integralleadershipreview.com/17747-12-21-why-centrism-fails-and-how-to-overcome-hyperpolarization/

The Institute for Cultural Evolution’s online magazine:
https://post-progressive.org/

The Institute for Cultural Evolution’s existing headquarters website
https://www.culturalevolution.org/