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AQAL (pronounced ''aqual'' or ''ah-qwul'') represents the core of Wilber's work. AQAL stands for "all quadrants all levels", but equally connotes 'all lines', 'all states' and 'all types'. These are the five irreducible categories of Wilber's model of manifest existence. In order for an account of the Kosmos to be complete, Wilber believes that it must include each of these five categories. For Wilber, only such an account can be accurately called "integral." In the essay, "Excerpt C: The Ways We Are in This Together", Wilber describes AQAL as "one suggested architecture of the Kosmos". [http://wilber.shambhala.com/html/books/kosmos/excerptC/intro-1.cfm]

AQAL (pronounced ''aqual'' or ''ah-qwul'') represents the core of Wilber's work. AQAL stands for "all quadrants all levels", but equally connotes 'all lines', 'all states' and 'all types'. These are the five irreducible categories of Wilber's model of manifest existence. In order for an account of the Kosmos to be complete, Wilber believes that it must include each of these five categories. For Wilber, only such an account can be accurately called "integral." In the essay, "Excerpt C: The Ways We Are in This Together", Wilber describes AQAL as "one suggested architecture of the Kosmos". [http://wilber.shambhala.com/html/books/kosmos/excerptC/intro-1.cfm]

All of Wilber's AQAL categories - [[Integral theory (philosophy)#Quadrants|quadrants]], [[Integral theory (philosophy)#Lines, streams, or intelligences|lines]], [[Integral theory (philosophy)#Levels or stages|levels]], [[Integral theory (philosophy)#States|states]], and [[Integral theory (philosophy)#Types|types]];relate to relative truth in the [[two truths doctrine]] of [[Buddha|Buddhism]], to which he subscribes. According to Wilber, none of them are true in an absolute sense: only formless awareness, "the simple feeling of being," exists absolutely.

All of Wilber's AQAL categories -quadrants, lines, streams, or intelligences, levels, states, and types;relate to relative truth in the two truths doctrine of [[Buddha|Buddhism]], to which he subscribes. According to Wilber, none of them are true in an absolute sense: only formless awareness, "the simple feeling of being," exists absolutely.

An account or theory is said to be AQAL, and thus ''[[Integral thought|integral]]'' (inclusive or comprehensive), if it accounts for or makes reference to all four quadrants and four major levels in Wilber's [[ontology|ontological]] scheme, described below.

An account or theory is said to be AQAL, and thus ''[[Integral thought|integral]]'' (inclusive or comprehensive), if it accounts for or makes reference to all four quadrants and four major levels in Wilber's [[ontology|ontological]] scheme, described below.

====Types====

====Types====

These are valid distinctions that are not covered under Wilber’s other categorizations. Masculine/feminine, the nine [[Enneagram]] categories, and [[Carl Jung|Jung]]'s archetypes and typologies, among innumerable others, are all valid types in Wilber's schema. Wilber makes types part of his model in order to point out that these distinctions are different from, and in addition to the already mentioned distinctions: quadrants, lines, levels and states.

These are valid distinctions that are not covered under Wilber’s other categorizations. Masculine/feminine, the nine [[Enneagram]] categories, and [[Carl Jung|Jung]]'s archetypes and typologies, among innumerable others, are all valid types in Wilber's schema. Wilber makes types part of his model in order to point out that these distinctions are different from, and in addition to the already mentioned distinctions: quadrants, lines, levels and states.

===Theory of truth===

===Theory of truth===

Wilber argues that there are multiple aspects to existence, and that each has its own truth-standard, or test for validity, as follows: 2007

Wilber argues that there are multiple aspects to existence, and that each has its own truth-standard, or test for validity, as follows: 2007