Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
July 20, 2026
Alen Kaminski
Consciousness is enclosed in a closed, opaque capsule whose internal rules are inaccessible from outside, yet different configurations yield distinguishable internal consequences, making the framework testable from within. The observed human world arises from two asymmetric contributions: a throw on the side of matter, whose content consciousness does not author, and an actualization on the side of consciousness, whose measure it governs. The throw sets a ceiling of possible amplitude; the measure, coded as a two-input gradient between reflective sight and substrate integrity, sets the realized fraction and form. From this closure comes a parity of influence between knowledge and ignorance.
Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
July 3, 2026
Osama S Qatrani
Philosophical discourse fails not when it becomes difficult but when it becomes non-examinable—when concepts are undefined, methods silently substituted, evidence borrowed from the wrong domain, and metaphor treated as proof. The paper introduces the Conceptual Boundary Integrity Test (CBIT), a four-part diagnostic framework requiring claims to define the concept, specify the method, ask for domain-appropriate evidence, and control the metaphor. It applies CBIT to three published debates: philosophical imitation in a language model of Daniel Dennett, claims about large language model consciousness and AI welfare, and quantum-consciousness arguments extended into quantum-spiritual rhetoric. The argument rejects uncontrolled substitution between domains, not interdisciplinary dialogue itself.
Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
June 2, 2026
Claus Janew
Objecthood is best understood as dynamic relational individuation rather than static self-presence. An object appears as one through structured perceptual, temporal, bodily, practical, mnemonic, anticipatory, and intersubjective transitions. The paper introduces the notion of an infinitesimal center: a non-objective unity-function that gathers a manifold as one object. Alternation extends Husserlian horizonality, Merleau-Pontian motor intentionality, Gibsonian affordance theory, Gestalt organization, and sensorimotor enactivism by explaining objectivity as stabilized transposability among standpoints. The ontological proposal is abductive, asking what account of objecthood best explains effective reidentifiability, resistance, and unity across variation. A final implication suggests a field-priority alternative to atomistic micropsychism.
Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
January 1, 2023
Grewal, Ashmita, Closson, Kalysha, White, Logan et al.
Based on the TRIP study, community-based guidance for lower-risk psilocybin use includes five recommendations: learn about psilocybin, find a safe supply, ensure physical and mental well-being, start with a low dose and go slowly, and be prepared for difficult experiences. The report covers participants' experience levels, motives, sources and consumption patterns, use recommendations, regulation opinions, information sources, and perceptions of social norms and behavioral controls.