In Intergal Thoery the answer to the Nature/Nurture debate is yes. Both capacity and culture are important. The process is a combination of the capacity of my consciousness [Nature] in the context of the cultural triggers I encounter. [Nurture]
My Ego Development [described in the Upper Left Quadrant in Ken Wilber’s All Quadrants, All Levels (AQAL) map of human experience] enables me to understand life at a certain level of complexity. I don't have to choose to go there but at least now I can.
The Point: our capacity for self-awareness grows from ”not very much” to "deep God Consciousness." Wilber tells us: it is one process: as we grow we create an ego then realize need to tear it down or at least modify it. Therapy travels halfway. It brings us to a healthy “rational egoic self.” This is where the journey deepens. Spirituality continues the process. It invites us to open up, to become a “true witness to a sense of self.” We continue to strengthen our capacity to witness ourselves with disinterested awareness [without getting knocked over by our ego], developing growing mastery or control. Life is an opportunity to coutinually learn more about ourselves.
Ken Wilber on Ego Development: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLsVngJkwY [10 minutes]
Theories of cognitive development [understanding our capacity to know] are referenced in Sources
Theories of cognitive development [understanding our capacity to know] are referenced in Sources
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