And even if it were true, so what? What does an “integrative approach” even mean? And what does it have to do with me in today’s world? Well, let’s have a quick look at what it might mean in business, science, and spirituality.
Scholars of the many and various human cultures—premodern, modern, and postmodern—have increasingly been struck by their rich diversity: the beautiful, multicultural, many-hued rainbow of humanity, with multiple differences in religion, ethics, values, and beliefs. But many scholars have also been struck by some of the similarities of these cultures as well. Certain patterns in language, cognition, and human physiology, for example, are quite similar wherever they appear. Humans everywhere have the capacity to form images, symbols, and concepts, and although the contents of those concepts often vary, the capacity is universal. These universal and cross-cultural patterns tell us some very important things about the human condition, because if you have found something shared by most or even all humans, you have probably found something of profound significance.
