Photo: Kanzeon Zen Center / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire most about Ken Wilber is the sheer audacity of his ambition. Building a four-quadrant grid that claims to map all of human knowledge and experience is the kind of intellectual gamble most thinkers never dare to attempt. Bridging Eastern contemplative traditions with Western psychology and science, he carved out transpersonal territory that few took seriously at the time. Born in Oklahoma City in 1949 and educated at Duke, he reads to me as a born system-builder. Whether or not one buys his integral theory wholesale, I find the reach of his vision genuinely inspiring and worth grappling with.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ken Wilber
- Name (Japanese)
- ケン・ウィルバー
- Reading
- けん・うぃるばー
- Born
- January 31, 1949 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / philosopher / psychologist / author
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Duke University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Sex, Ecology, Spirituality | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://integrallife.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Ken Wilber born?
Born January 31, 1949 (age 77).
Where is Ken Wilber from?
Ken Wilber is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
What does Ken Wilber do?
Ken Wilber works as writer, philosopher, psychologist, author.
What is Ken Wilber known for?
Notable works include Sex, Ecology, Spirituality.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.