Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
September 21, 2023
Juan S. Gómez-Jeria
4 citations
A personal overview of how humans are and should be studied identifies the lack of universally accepted definitions of consciousness and normal consciousness as a central problem. The concepts of personality and consciousness are discussed, along with the field of consciousness and bandwidth in relation to memory recovery and brain processing capacity. Similarities and differences among consciousness, mind, and psyche are listed. The mind-brain problem is presented with possible relationships defined. New topics include the need to access all stored memories to become a more complete Homo sapiens, and possible non-physical components are briefly mentioned.
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
April 30, 2020
Dr. Manas Kumar Sahu
4 citations
Phenomenal consciousness—the subjective, first-person experience of being—cannot be fully explained by reductive physicalist theories. The paper argues for a non-reductive account, contending that reductionist approaches fail to capture the qualitative character of subjective experience. It examines three classic arguments—the inverted spectrum, the knowledge argument, and the conceivability argument—to show that phenomenal properties resist identification with physical or functional states. The debate hinges on two opposing commitments: reductive-naturalistic objectivism, which seeks to demystify consciousness, and phenomenal realism, which insists on the irreducibility of subjective experience.
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
November 26, 2025
Master. Nguyen Tien Trinh
The Contemplation Sutra, a key Pure Land Buddhist text, presents a coherent philosophical system for human liberation. Using phenomenological analysis, the paper interprets the sutra's symbolic imagery, meditative practices, and ethical teachings as a structured 'salvific paradigm.' Central motifs like Amitābha's luminous body and the Pure Land's architecture are seen as expressions of intentionality and numinous encounter, not mere ritual. The analysis shows how faith, visualization, and ethics interact to produce transformative experiences, bridging experiential insight and doctrine. This framework positions the sutra as a rigorous philosophical system, contributing to Buddhist studies and philosophy of religion by interpreting devotional practice as a philosophically coherent structure.
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
November 6, 2025
Huynh Duc Thien, Nguyen Duy Trung
The Amitābha Sūtra presents the Pure Land (Sukhāvatī) not as a distant transcendent realm but as a symbolic manifestation of pure consciousness where being and awakening coincide. Through Buddhist ontology and phenomenology, the paper explores the dialectical relationship between emptiness (śūnyatā) and luminous awareness (prakṛti-prabhāsvara). Faith, vow, and practice (śraddhā, praṇidhāna, caryā) are examined as modes of transformation from conditioned existence to realization of the unconditioned. The study argues that this vision of pure consciousness contributes to a universal philosophy of transcendence and liberation, bridging textual exegesis and philosophical reasoning.
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
February 18, 2025
Juan S. Gómez-Jeria
The author argues that individual actions, not those of the masses, drive human history, drawing parallels between Plato's Cave, Schopenhauer's representations, and Nietzsche's master-slave morality. Different levels of understanding are exemplified, and the impossibility of knowing how similar one's normal consciousness is to another's is disputed. The generation and destruction of internal 'demons' is analyzed as a necessary step for progressing into higher states of consciousness. The role of fear in the development of early cosmogonies is also commented on.