Integral History
Integral Historiography is a new and emerging field. It centers on applying Integral Theory to history. A niche of this new field is Integral Historiography of Chiropractic. Glimpses of this approach have recently been broached. More thorough histories will require entire textbooks.
Simon Senzon - Integral history of chiropractic
Dr. Senzon has been applying Integral Theory to the history and philosophy of chiropractic for several years. His courses, presentations, books, and articles merely point to what a full Integral History of chiropractic would look like. Such a comprehensive history, one that includes personal experience, worldviews, objective facts, cultural contexts as well as social and economic forces, would be very difficult to complete. The following resources are merely a beginning:
- For a deep look at how B.J. Palmer’s worldview evolved, please sign up for
the online courses: Biography of B.J. Palmer. - Dr. Senzon’s books all attempt to include an Integral perspective on the historical events:
Chiropractic History Books - In 2009, Simon presented a paper to the AHC on Integral Historiography.
- In response to a book review of The Secret History of Chiropractic by chiropractic historian Russell Gibbons, Senzon wrote the following:
* AQAL image is from Ken Wilber’s Integral Vision (2007).