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Dear Friends of Developmental Philosophy, Last week’s Zoom group featured an intriguing talk by philosopher Steve McIntosh. The talk focused on post-postmodern culture’s emerging social norm of spiritual pluralism. Steve discussed the contemporary meta-categories of spirituality, as well as some of the current barriers to spiritual pluralism. He then considered the elements needed to create […]

Dear Friends of Developmental Philosophy, We’ve recently upgraded DepolarizingGPT—our political chatbot developed by data scientist David Rozado and philosopher Steve McIntosh—with the latest AI technology. Our depolarizing or “integrating” perspective now benefits from the power of the newest ChatGPT-4o model, bringing you an even more insightful, and nuanced perspective on today’s political issues. DepolarizingGPT provides […]

Please join us for a presentation and discussion by developmental philosopher Steve McIntosh. At a surface level, post-postmodern (integral) culture broadly includes numerous spiritual paths. Yet, at the same time, this emerging subculture is attempting to transcend postmodern cultural relativism. So, what are post-postmodernism’s social norms regarding spiritual pluralism? Should we carry forward New Age […]

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is not only the heir apparent to the MAGA movement. He is also the most prominent proponent of “post-liberalism,” a movement typically coded as “right on culture, left on economics”, a combination that scrambles typical categories and, as developmentalists, ought to rivet our attention. In this presentation, David outlines the diverse […]

We’re pleased to share an opportunity for those in our community who are passionate about developmental philosophy and cultural evolution. Andrew Davis, Ph.D., a renowned process philosopher and educator, is offering a thought-provoking course that delves into the intersections of consciousness, evolution, and meaning. Click here for details on how to sign up. Starting January […]

Dear Friends of Developmental Philosophy and the Institute for Cultural Evolution, It’s been an exciting and productive year for our nonprofit organization. We are continuing to make good progress in building our platform and audience, and advancing our higher purpose, which is to foster the evolution of consciousness and culture in America. This is our […]

    We had a great Zoom meeting and discussion with the integral pundit Jeff Salzman. Watch the full presentation and discussion here: https://youtu.be/evAD292FuGA After a year away from his acclaimed podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman considers the evolving landscape of politics and culture through the lens of integral philosophy. From the dynamics of […]

Where is our global culture today? How did we get here? What steps might we need to take now to shape a future that could become a saving grace for humanity? In this conversation, Aviv Shahar, host of Portals of Perception, and Steve McIntosh, co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, examine these questions and explore […]

We had a fantastic Zoom meeting and discussion with the distinguished scholar and academic Ilia Delio. Watch the full presentation and join the discussion here: https://youtu.be/koYGt9BWe1Y Jesuit scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin proposed a cosmic vision of evolution governed by the principle of Omega. Confusion around his use of this symbol has led to speculative […]

In this recent talk to our Zoom group, Steve McIntosh discusses the value of philosophy for personal and social well-being. He also talks about his forthcoming philosophy book, as well as the emerging category of philosophy called “developmental philosophy.” Steve then goes over some of the recently published philosophy books he’s been reading, including: David […]