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'''Kenneth Earl "Ken" Wilber Jr.''' (b. [[January 31]], [[1949]], [[Oklahoma City]], [[United States|U.S.]]), is an American author who writes on [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], [[mysticism]], [[ecology]], and [[spiritual evolution]]. He has been described as [[New Age]] e.g. [[Wouter J. Hanegraaff]], ''New Age Religion and Western Culture'', SUNY, 1998, pp.58-9 and 75, Wilber's criticism of Capra and Bohm is described as "almost the only example of an intellectual controversy ''within'' the New Age movement" ''ibid'' p.176 (italics in original), although he is critical of much within the New Age movement in his books''Sex, Ecology, Spirituality'', Note 44, "The various New Age movements claim to herald such a worldwide consciousness revolution. But ... these movements fail across the board.". His work formulates what he calls an "integral theory of consciousness." He is a leading proponent of the [[integral movement]] and founded the [[Integral Institute]] in 1998.[http://www.integralinstitute.org Integral Institute]
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Ken Wilber was born on January 31, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK. In 1967 he enrolled as a pre-med student at [[Duke University]], Tony Schwartz, ''What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America'', Bantam, 1996, ISBN 0-553-37492-3, p348 and almost immediately experienced a disillusionment with what science had to offer. He became inspired by Eastern literature, particularly the [[Tao Te Ching]], which catalyzed his interest in [[Buddhism]]. While Wilber has practiced [[Buddhist]] meditation methods, and the concepts of [[Madhyamaka|Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy]] (particularly as articulated by Nagarjuna underpin his work,[http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2059 The Kosmos According to Ken Wilber, A Dialogue with Robin Kornman], ''Shambhala Sun'', September 1996. Retrieved on [[June 14]], [[2006]]. Wilber does not self-identify as a Buddhist. # ''Kosmic Consciousness'' (12 hour audio interview on ten CDs), 2003, ISBN 1-59179-124-3</ref>. He left Duke, enrolled in the University of Nebraska, and completed a bachelor's degree with a double major in chemistry and biology.
Ken Wilber was born on January 31, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK. In 1967 he enrolled as a pre-med student at [[Duke University]], Tony Schwartz, ''What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America'', Bantam, 1996, ISBN 0-553-37492-3, p348 and almost immediately experienced a disillusionment with what science had to offer. He became inspired by Eastern literature, particularly the [[Tao Te Ching]], which catalyzed his interest in [[Buddhism]]. While Wilber has practiced [[Buddhist]] meditation methods, and the concepts of [[Madhyamaka|Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy]] (particularly as articulated by Nagarjuna underpin his work,[http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2059 The Kosmos According to Ken Wilber, A Dialogue with Robin Kornman], ''Shambhala Sun'', September 1996. Retrieved on [[June 14]], [[2006]]. Wilber does not self-identify as a Buddhist. # ''Kosmic Consciousness'' (12 hour audio interview on ten CDs), 2003, ISBN 1-59179-124-3</ref>. He left Duke, enrolled in the University of Nebraska, and completed a bachelor's degree with a double major in chemistry and biology.