Abstract
The recent election in the United States has underscored, in dramatic fashion, the depth and intensity of polarization that has taken hold, not only in America but across the globe. While political division is not new, the character and scope of today’s polarization suggest deeper, complex dynamics that resist simple explanation. At the Institute of Applied Metatheory—and in the Blue Sky Leaders program, a new trans-disciplinary leadership certificate program at CIIS—we explore how these dynamics may become clearer through multiple metatheoretical lenses. This paper brings together insights from Integral Theory (IT) and Critical Realism (CR) to examine the underlying generative mechanisms driving our increasingly divided information landscape and to understand why traditional approaches to bridging these divides often fall short.
Recommended Citation
Alderman, Bruce
(2024)
"Polarization and the Algorithmic Undertow: Integral and Critical Realist Perspectives,"
Journal of Conscious Evolution: Vol. 21, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cejournal/vol21/iss1/3
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