Potential power for integration in Russia

[kayo]

Dear all and Dr.Konstantin

I am impressed with fact that some scientists participate in site.

By the way, I reply comment of Dr.Konstantin to me.
Certainly, integration between Idea world of Plato and Functional
world of Aristotle is needed for direction of science and philosophy
to the future.

Plainly speaking, this concerns collapse of wave function and
irreversibility in physics.
Dr.Ilya Prigogine kept on scientific exploration of this theme as
dissipative structure.

Meanwhile, this theme concerns ontology in philosophy.
We can find this theme in not only western thought but also diverse
culture.
We can find culture that has cosmology in the world. For example,
especially we can find typical trend in culture of minority like
Aborigine, Ainu, Native American and Inuit. And origin of diverse
religion like Tao, Tibetan Buddhism and Hindu also has cosmology. We
can find cosmology in Sufism of Islam.

In short, cosmology shows archetype that means individualization
between microcosm as individual self and macrocosm as universe.
Dr.Carl Jung kept on anthropological exploration of archetype for
individualization in deep psychology. While Dr.Arnold Mindell handed
on legacy of Carl Jung, he developed theory and a lot of
psychotherapy for integration between quantum theory and psychology as
well as linkage between psychology and cosmological Shamanism like
Aboriginal Dreaming in diverse cultures as archetype.
POP is frontier of psychology at the present.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_Work

Dr.Sorokin of Russian sociologist showed the direction thus
integration as super-system. I think that the difference of worldview
between Plato and Aristotle is adapted to difference between quantum
theory and Newton-mechanics in science.

Dr.Sorokin indicated the need of inserting mindset and methodology of
quantum theory in sociology for future vision of sociology.

Cultural direction of integration by Dr.Arnold Mindell may show
beginning of supersystem that Dr.Sorokin indicated.

Therefore, I respect Biocosmology that Dr.Konstantin keeps on showing
direction of evolution process about sociocultural system for the
future generation including current generation.

Hence, I think that Russia people and socioculture have potential
power in order to open socio cultural edge. Certainly, though you
experienced failure of socialism, I believe that this suffering
experience in people also become power in order to open best path of
the future.

We can keep on seeking better path by opening edge from suffering.

I hope that you and your family have a nice weekend.

Best wishes

Kayo Uejima

[Konstantin]

Dear Kayo and all!
I would like to discuss some moments in relation to the creativity of
Pitirim Sorokin.
Substantially, with respect to the topic of our discussion, we might
distinguish four main points in the results of his sociological (and
culturological) work:
1. Sorokin introduced into the sociocultural studies the "three-
dimensional" approach - the notion of the three sociocultural
supersystems' synchronous existence and, thus, he realizes "the
withdrawal of one-dimensional world-viewing" (S.D. Lebedev, 2000);
2. Sorokin's "three-dimensional" reality means that every time
(always) three equally real systems of sociocultural processes
(including cognitive area) exist and are active synchronously, but one
of them, by rotation, is dominant (alternately, one after another,
but always through the intermediate - integral - form); thus realizing
the cyclic ascending process of global cultural evolution;
3. The crucial point is that each of the three sociocultural super-
systems (revealed by Sorokin: two polar - Sensate, Idealist; and one
intermediate - Integral) - each one embraces in itself the
corresponding type of all the constituting basic cultural systems
(they are, according to Sorokin "language, science, philosophy,
religion, the fine arts, ethics, law, and the vast derivative systems
of applied technology, economics, and politics."). Thus, as Sorokin
stated, the Sensate supersystem is made up of: sensate science,
sensate philosophy, sensate religion of a sort, sensate fine arts,
sensate ethics, law, economics and politics, along with predominantly
sensate types of persons and groups, ways of life and social
institutions. Likewise, the Ideational and Integral supersystems
consist respectively of Ideational and Integral types of all these
systems.
4. Substantially, there are, referring to Sorokin, "millions of
singular sociocultural phenomena that make the superorganic world of
reality appear to us the form of the integrated systems and
unintegrated congeries." However, ultimately we have the three types
of the vastest sociocultural supersystems, as well as the three basic
ideologies of these vastest sociocultural supersystems that, according
to Sorokin, are "based upon certain major premises or certain ultimate
principles". Since the ideologies of the supersystems are the vastest
and, thus, - their major premises or fundamental principles deal with
the ultimate and most general truth, proposition, or value.
Virtually, this notion of Sorokin's "ideology" is equal to the meaning
of the "cosmology" we use in our Biocosmological construction (i.e.,
the meaning of "cosmology" in its original sense).
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Therefore, our primary task is to reveal the three main types of a
"cosmology" and, further, to deal with our concrete tasks.
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One more important thing is that, of course, Sorokin appreciated the
cultural potential of Russian science. However, for instance, Sorokin
himself was expatriated from Russia in the 1920s for the dissent with
the ruling regime.
Substantially, at any rate, Sorokin substantiated the crisis and
decline of the current Sensate (Western) civilization and the coming
era of the Integral (Intermediate) global civilization. In this, he
foresaw rather the predominant role of Asian countries (including
India and Japan) than the role of cultural Russia.
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I hope this addition is of some use for our discussion.
My best,
K.Khroutski