Center for Integral Science
Toward the development of an integral science of experience
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What is Integral Science?
Science, in the sense of knowing fully, cannot be restricted
to objective material, but must, as well, be open to other possibilities
of awareness. -Franklin Merrell-Wolff
Science comes from the
Latin word to know. Integral means to be whole, comprehensive,
and complete. The term Integral Science, thus, refers to a comprehensive
method and scope of knowledge.
Like physical science, integral science appeals to direct
experience in order to ascertain the truth about reality. Integral science,
however, is not limited to sensory experiences and conceptual theories
about them, but is open to the entire range of experience, and to all
our capacities for apprehending truth.
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