May 1, 2023 In this dialogue, the world of metatheories comes alive with urgent, purposeful meaning, because as Sean and Nick point out, integrative metatheories like Ken Wilber’s integral theory and Roy Bhaskar’s critical realism are the only tools that provide a useful framework for us to talk about and confront the vast web of interrelated and wicked problems we face on every level at this time.
World Affairs
If the world feels chaotic, fractured, or out of control, you’re not alone. Robb Smith calls our era the Transformation Age—a time of geopolitical, economic, and ecological upheaval. In this category, you’ll explore the global Metacrisis and trace the deep causal structures behind these challenges: from social and environmental systems to interiority, meaning-making, and consciousness itself. As Sean Esbjörn-Hargens and Nicholas Hedlund note, integrative metatheories like Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory and Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism are the only tools that give us a framework for understanding and confronting this vast web of interconnected, wicked problems. Let’s make sense of it together.
