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6 papers in the library · 9 citations · publishing 2005-2026

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How Theater is Possible: Towards a Metaphysics of Presence

Discourse June 25, 2026 P. Kulikov

Introduction . This article substantiates the relevance of the mutual appeal of philosophy to theater and theater to philosophy. The article's research centers on theatrical presence, which unfolds the metaphysical meaning of theater. Methodology and sources . The research draws on methods from the history of ideas (A. Akhutin, G. Teichmüller) and the relatively new disciplines of “philosophy...

Some Philosophical Problems of Studying Complex Systems in the Universe

Discourse July 20, 2020 Alexei Vsevolodovich Nesteruk, Alexander V. Soldatov

Introduction. The paper deals with the philosophical problems of functioning of the most complex phenomena in the universe: creation of the universe, emergence of life and appearance of consciousness. The scientific timeliness of the research is determined by that unceasing interest to the origin of the universe and life in it. The most difficult problem is the origin of intelligence in the...

Speech and Music Acoustics, Rhythms of the Brain and their Impact on the Ability to Accept Information

Discourse March 5, 2020 I. V. Pavlov, Valery M. Tsaplev

Introduction. A radical tendency in modern approaches to understanding the mechanisms of the brain is the tendency of some scientists to believe that the brain is a receptor capable of capturing thoughts; the nature of the occurrence of the thoughts themselves, however, is not to be clarified. However, speech expressing thoughts is undoubtedly the result of the work of the brain, so studies of...

"Dream Is Destiny": Waking Life and the Digital Aesthetics of the In-between

Discourse March 1, 2011 Maja Manojlovic 1 citation

"Dream Is Destiny":Waking Life and the Digital Aesthetics of the In-between Maja Manojlovic (bio) A life is everywhere, in all the moments that a given living subject goes through and that are measured by given lived objects: an immanent life carrying with it the events or singularities that are merely actualized in subjects and objects. This indefinite life does not itself have moments, close...

Hyperbolic: Divining Ayahuasca

Discourse December 1, 2005 Richard Doyle 7 citations

Twenty minutes in, like clockwork, the visions begin. They are strong but I was expecting them this time. Norma, the vegetalista who so astonished me with her care, skill and knowledge during my first ceremony two nights prior, had packed a big bowl with a knot of the local Nicotina Rustica and had blown curling, whistling smoke over a plastic liter bottle filled with an opaque orangish liquid...

Jena Romanticism and Zen

Discourse December 1, 2005 Dennis McCort 1 citation

Jena Romanticism and Zen Dennis McCort (bio) But what drew him with all its power was a tall, light blue flower that stood beside the stream and touched him with its broad, glittering petals. Surrounding it were countless flowers of all colors, and the rare fragrance filled the air. He saw nothing but the blue flower and regarded it for a long while with indescribable tenderness. Finally he...