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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 […]

This Wednesday’s Zoom group will be a bit different. Instead of a guest presenter, this time we’ll focus on interactive discussions and breakout groups centered around two thought-provoking questions 1. If you could change one thing about American society, what would it be? 2. Regarding the evolution of culture and consciousness, where do you see that happening? […]

Last week, process philosopher Matthew Segall, PhD spoke with Steve McIntosh’s Zoom group about Rudolf Steiner’s concept of “Social Threefolding.” Steiner’s idea for the threefolding of society suggests that a conscious differentiation (not division) of economic, political, and cultural domains can bring clarity to the healthy impulses seeking expression in each domain. The hope is […]

In his thought-provoking article, Carter Phipps explores the growing movement of legalized psychedelics, examining both the significant opportunities and potential pitfalls. Drawing parallels to Carl Sagan’s warning about the perils of cultural regression in “The Demon-Haunted World,” Phipps highlights how modern society’s rediscovery of psychedelics could unlock new stages of consciousness and foster spiritual growth. […]

What is happening on the political right in America? The old right, the new right, and even the “post-Trump” right? Where is it going? And how can developmental philosophy help us make sense of it? In his talk, Professor David Storey, categorizes the camps and characters that have emerged on the right, from Christian nationalism, […]

Steve reflects on the campus protests, observing the interplay between the protestors’ mixed motivations, which include both world-centric morality and ethnocentric morality. He discusses how the protests provide a window into the current state of the progressive postmodern worldview overall. He then concludes by observing that the liberation of the Palestinian people ultimately requires an […]