International Journal of Philosophy
October 29, 2026
Glen T. Martin
My lifelong quest has been to address the problem of nihilism raised so forcefully by the work of Nietzsche in the 19 th century. This nihilism remains, of course, very much manifest in the current world disorder. This quest was indicated in the title of my first book, From Nietzsche to Wittgenstein: The Problem of Truth and Nihilism in the Modern World (1989). In the course of this quest, I...
International Journal of Philosophy
November 9, 2025
Andrey Andrey
Purpose: This paper dives into consciousness as a kind of projection from this vast, unseen realm that's both everything and nothing, shaping how we humans experience the world. Methodology: The work blends bold speculation with grounded evidence from metaphysics and science. It pulls from ancient Buddhist scriptures, timeless philosophical stories like Plato's cave, and cutting-edge research...
International Journal of Philosophy
August 18, 2025
Yanning Pang
This paper deciphers the "divine consciousness" embedded in the Beijing Temple of Heaven—a Ming-Qing imperial sacrificial site for heaven worship—through the lens of Daoist alchemical "mandala" (坛城 Tancheng). As a physical manifestation of ancient Chinese cosmology and spiritual pursuit, the Temple is interpreted as a three-dimensional mandala encoding the stages of Daoist Internal Alchemy (内丹学...
International Journal of Philosophy
July 13, 2024
Abigale Cherono
Purpose: The general objective of the study was to explore phenomenology and the concept of consciousness. Methodology: The study adopted a desktop research methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as...
International Journal of Philosophy
2022
Suresh Muruganandam
Consciousness is very fundamental to human existence. It is one of the basic necessities for all the living creatures of the universe. It does not only assist human beings to experience both gross (table, chair, etc.) and subtle objects (hunger, thirst, feelings, etc.) of the world but also assist in acquiring knowledge about worldly affairs. Human beings acquire knowledge due to their mental...
International Journal of Philosophy
2019
Stefan H. Gugerell, Gloria Maria Schneeweiss
In 1975, the physician Raymond Moody published the bestseller Life after Life. Moody introduced the term ‘near-death experience’ in his book to describe specific experiences of people who have survived a life-threatening situation. Meanwhile, measuring instruments for the operationalization of near-death experiences have been developed and numerous, partly prospective, clinical studies have...