Steve McIntosh

Steve McIntosh is a philosopher of noosphere evolution. Influenced by the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, his work focuses on understanding intrinsic value and furthering the development of human culture. Writing in the emerging field of developmental philosophy, Steve has authored five books: Truth Emerging (2026), Developmental Politics (2020), The Presence of the Infinite (2015), Evolution’s Purpose (2012), and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (2007). Since 2013, Steve has served as cofounder and president of the Institute for Developmental Philosophy nonprofit organization. McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. He grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Boulder, Colorado with his family. His author website is stevemcintosh.com and you can follow him on Substack and on his YouTube Channel.