After a year away from his acclaimed podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman considers the evolving landscape of politics and culture through the lens of integral philosophy. From the dynamics of wokeness and Trumpism to the impact of figures like Elon Musk, he explores how these elements challenge and reshape our consciousness and relationships.

The Institute for Cultural Evolution’s mission is to advance the evolution of consciousness and culture in America. Our work focuses on overcoming the hyper-partisan polarization that threatens American democracy.

The Institute’s political position is neither left, nor right, nor centrist. We don’t undertake lobbying efforts or back political candidates, and we’re not associated with any political party.

DepolarizingGPT is a political AI chatbot that gives three answers to every prompt: one from a left-wing perspective, one from a right-wing perspective, and a third answer from a depolarizing or “integrating” perspective. Try it out here.

What Is Philosophy Good For?

In this recent talk to our Zoom group, Steve McIntosh discusses the value of philosophy for personal and social well-being. He also talks about his forthcoming philosophy book, as well as the emerging category of philosophy called “developmental philosophy.” Steve then goes over some of the recently published philosophy books he’s been reading

Our evolving policy platform offers “win-win-win” solutions that integrate the values of all three major American worldviews: progressive, modern, and traditional. This integrative approach, derived from stakeholder capitalism, builds agreement and increases the “size of the pie.”

The Developmentalist
Philosophical Magazine

The Developmentalist website features articles, opinion pieces, podcasts, and more applying our perspective to the issues of the day.

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Our Developmental
Approach to Politics

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Our developmental political philosophy: from simple to complex.

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We welcome people of good will from across the political spectrum.

Developmental Politics

How America can Grow into
a Better Version of Itself

Developmental Politics

By Steve McIntosh
Political Philosophy Book

Featured Online Exercise:
Worldview Questionnaire

Worldview Questionnaire

An entertaining quiz to learn about America’s competing worldviews.

Developmental Politics
Audiobook by Steve McIntosh

Steve McIntosh’s Book Developmental Politics-How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself is now available as an audiobook.

Videos & Podcasts

Featured podcasts include: Thinking Ahead, and The Daily Evolver. Videos include our Developmental Politics course, and more.

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