How do Integral theory and naïve realism relate?
This question can be disected into two questions: • How does Integral theory recognise (i.e. understand, describe, represent and assimilate) the phenomenon of naïve realism, either directly or indirectly via related phenomena? • How is Integral theory influenced at an epistemological level by naïve realism? If anyone has any comments, links etc regarding these questions and potential answers, then please let me know via facebook or twitter or email. Regarding the second question, The following quote from “An approach to critiques of integral theory” points to an area in which the influence of naïve realism may potentially be found within integral theory. “Theory and metatheory take data and theory, respectively, as their object. One must build arguments based on those objects for the validity of theories and metatheories. It is always possible to critique a theorist’s data, their injunctions for generating it, their interpretation of it, etc. Wilber’s case is no different. The objects
