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Regarding ken wilbers a theory of everything, and a brief history of everything. In clear, nontechnical language, wilber presents leadingedge models that integrate the realms of body, mind, soul, and spirit. It was my first ken wilber book and as i learned later my still lingering inability to decide. In a book on a theory of everything, a physicist naturally hopes for insight into how new physics is changing the way we see the world. Wilbers books are very interesting, in his synthesis of latest thinking from all. He then demonstrates how these theories and models can be applied to realworld problems in.
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Oct 27, 2017 ken wilber was set to change the world. He posits a unified groundofeverything he calls spirit. An integral vision for business, politics, science, and spirituality several people had recommended wilber to me over the years. The title of this book is a brief history of everything and it was written by ken wilber.
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