Talk:Evolutionary Enlightenment

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The term "Evolutionary Enlightenment" is, as far as I can see, far from being accepted outside both Cohen's and Wilber's fellowships. I do not know any other scholar outside their fellowships using this term except the two. The other scholars like Aurobindo oder Teilhard de Chardin merely seem to be given as references to support and spread both Cohen's and Wilber's view. It is thus very easy to be "worldleader" in this theory - if noone besides you supports it (yet?). Furthermore, there is a serious logical fallacy to the term that neither Wilber nor Cohen have resolved so far: If enlightenment actually is subject to evolution, how the heck are they able to know its shape for the future already today? If you read Cohen on this, he is utterly self-certain on what enlightenment for the future will be like or how it will look like. Same accounts for Wilber. If we have learned one thing from evolution so far, then it's that it's far from happening in a linear way. 193.134.202.252 (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2010 (UTC) e_l_

Wilber and Cohan are NOT the only ones
While I agree with some of the problems cited in the above comment seeing the emphasis on Cohen and Wilber as almost an "Advertisement", it appears to me that there are, indeed, other philosophers, theologians, etc., with similar ideas--though they might not use the term "Evolutionary Enlightment" to describe what they have in mind. Beatrice Bruteau, for one, sees humanity engaged in "Evolution Toward Divinity" and embraces similar ideas found in Teilhard de Chardin and Eastern spiritual traditions. 19 June 2013 PDLowe (talk) 04:28, 20 June 2014 (UTC)PD Lowe

Clean-up and merger
After cleaning-up very little remained. It boils down to the idea that humans may develop further as a collective, whatever that may mean. What this has to do with "enlightenment," or what "enlightenment" "is" anyway, remains totally unclear. Maybe the two authors know it themselves; I'm afraid it will remain unclear for ever for the rest of the world, as long as they're not able to give a critical and objective overview of the wide and diverging array of meanings of the term "enlightenment." Anyway, I've merged this article with Andrew Cohen. One platform is enough. Joshua Jonathan  -  Let's talk!   21:21, 13 May 2015 (UTC)