Prof Allan Leslie Combs – Jean Gebser and Owen Barfield in a Nutshell
Is the evolution of consciousness the key to our future?
In this webinar, Professor Combs will discuss these two 20th century theorists of the evolution of consciousness. The first is best known for his “structures of consciousness”—archaic, magic, mythical, mental, and integral—articulated in psychological terms by the writings of Ken Wilber. Owen Barfield, a member of the Oxford Inklings, is less well-known outside England. Both Barfield and Gebser, however, were poet philosophers who built much of their work on analyses of words and language. Their ideas have much in common. Nevertheless, they don’t seem to have known of each other.
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About the speaker:
Allan Combs, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Consciousness Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is author or coauthor of over 250 publications on consciousness, including The Radiance of Being: Understanding the Grand Integral Vision, sharing with Roger Penrose the 1989 best-book award of the British Scientific and Medical Network with his book, The Emperor’s New Mind; Consciousness Explained Better: An Integral Understanding of Consciousness, “The finest book on consciousness in modern times, bar none” (Ken Wilber); Thomas Berry: Dreamer of the Earth, with Ervin Laszlo; Mind in Time, with Ben Goertzel; and Synchronicity: Science, Myth, and the Trickster with Mark Holland. Allan Combs is also Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of North Carolina.
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Allan Leslie Combs, PHDAuthor, Professor
Allan Combs, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Consciousness Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is author or coauthor of over 250 publications on consciousness, including The Radiance of Being: Understanding the Grand Integral Vision, sharing with Roger Penrose the 1989 best-book award of the British Scientific and Medical Network with his book, The Emperor’s New Mind; Consciousness Explained Better: An Integral Understanding of Consciousness, “The finest book on consciousness in modern times, bar none” (Ken Wilber); Thomas Berry: Dreamer of the Earth, with Ervin Laszlo; Mind in Time, with Ben Goertzel; and Synchronicity: Science, Myth, and the Trickster with Mark Holland. Allan Combs is also Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of North Carolina.