Fides et ratioMarch 29, 2026Floralba del Rocío Aguilar Gordón, Robert Fernando Bolaños Vivas, Catya Ximena Torres Cordero
The article reflects on the human mind as a philosophical problem, approaching it from an analytical and historical perspective. Its central aim is to offer a critical and contextualized understanding of how philosophy of mind has attempted to answer fundamental questions about consciousness, subjectivity and the mind-body relationship. It begins with a conceptual approach that defines...
Abstract Although wayfinding is a central domain for 4E research, much work on spatial cognition and navigation still operates within an internalist framework. This is particularly damaging in evaluating the cognitive impact of technologies like Global Positioning Systems (GPS), where negative assessments about ‘de-skilling’ and the digital disruption of biocognitive spatial memory capacities...
Background: There are currently three FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), but none of them are especially effective, some can precipitate withdrawal in dependent individuals, and all of them require daily administration. In the appropriate settings, single administrations of psychedelics can elicit persistent anti-addiction effects in humans and in laboratory animals, but...
Mescaline, the primary bioactive alkaloid found in Peyote and San Pedro cactus, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries and is now attracting renewed interest for clinical applications. The purpose of this systematic review was to search the literature for studies reporting the use of mescaline to address the gap in our understanding of mescaline use and its impact. References were...
The use of psychedelics in the treatment of psychopathologies has been expanding, highlighting Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) as a promising resource in mental health care. This systematic review investigates. This systematic review investigates whether and how cognitive-behavioral therapies are integrated with psychedelic substances—both classical and atypical—for the treatment of...
Abstract Background Psychotic disorders substantially impact individuals psychologically, occupationally, and socially. Although modifiable risk factors such as insecure attachment styles, history of psychological trauma, and substance use disorders (of which cannabis is the most frequent) are known to increase risk, it remains unclear how they may interact with each other to create pathways of...
Background/Objectives: Chemsex is defined as the intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance or prolong sexual activity, predominantly observed among men who have sex with men. It has emerged as a notable behavioral and public health concern due to its association with high-risk sexual practices, psychiatric morbidity, and somatic complications. Despite increasing recognition, global...
Background: Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Cannabis use, particularly products with high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, has been identified as a potential environmental risk factor for psychosis. Aim: This review aims to summarize current knowledge on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and risk factors of schizophrenia,...
Ginsberg was a ceaseless experimenter, constantly pushing boundaries whether personal, social, or literary. Drug use was one such privileged means of attaining the transcendent states that Beat writers such as Ginsberg coveted. Ginsberg began his experimentations while at Columbia, keeping detailed notes of his experiences and remaining vigilant that his experimentation did not turn into...
This article examines how religious experience is articulated through genre in the poetry of the seventeenth-century Ottoman Mawlawī shaykh Neshāṭī (d. 1674), focusing on the striking contrast between his ghazals and non-ghazal compositions. While Neshāṭī’s qaṣīdas, mathnawīs and other formal genres employ an explicit and direct religious language—addressing God, the Prophet, sacred figures,...