This article synthesises recent advances in consciousness studies by integrating contemporary philosophical debates, neuroscientific findings, and emerging discourse on artificial intelligence. It critically addresses philosophical issues, including qualia, the Hard problem, panpsychism, and illusionism, in juxtaposition with empirical neuroscientific theories such as Global Workspace Theory...
This article presents a comparative philosophical investigation into three major Indian theories of consciousness, Advaita Vedānta, Sāṃkhya-Yoga, and Buddhist traditions and examines their enduring relevance to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind, phenomenology, and cognitive science. Focusing on the motif of consciousness as “luminous,” the article analyses Advaita’s doctrine of...