Conceptualization of Conceivable Worlds of a Person in Altered States of Consciousness
Y. Pogrebnyak, A. Bakirova
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 2022 DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.220306.004 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Altered states of consciousness |
| Key points | Argues that in altered states of consciousness the conceivable world can expand significantly along the axes of space and time, and that this expansion of the mental world accompanies an expansion of moral and legal boundaries of what is permissible. The main character in Fight Club is described as attempting to change the social order. |
Abstract
The article describes the ways of conceptualizing the conceivable worlds in altered states of mind at the example of the main character’s conceivable world in Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club". From the conducted analysis it can be seen that the world of people in altered states of consciousness can expand significantly. This hypertrophied expansion goes along the axis of space and time. This expansion of the mental world goes along with the expansion of the moral and legal boundaries of what is permissible. The main character is trying to change the social order.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on altered states of consciousness, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altered States of Consciousness | 1966 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Functional neuroanatomy of altered states of consciousness: The transient hypofrontality hypothesis | 2003 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death | 1969 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| A neurophenomenological approach to non-ordinary states of consciousness: hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelics | 2022 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Hypnotic phenomena and altered states of consciousness: a multilevel framework of description and explanation | 2003 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |