Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 25, 2026
David (daoud) Matta
preprint
Two companion papers examined the Western scientific and Buddhist analyses of consciousness separately. This paper puts them together and argues that the common framing is wrong: across much of their range the traditions address different questions sharing an English word. The argument maps referents. Consciousness science divides its object into level, content, access, and phenomenality,...
August 25, 2026
Adá Agadá
I argue in this chapter that commitment to the holistic perspectives in the vital force tradition advanced by African philosophers like Kwame Gyekye, Motsamai Molefe, and Ada Agada motivates the reconceptualisation of the vital force in terms of an ubiquitous consciousness principle. I point out that this reconceptualisation of the concept of vital force presents panpsychism as an attractive...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 25, 2026
Frederick A.P. van der Sypt
preprint
Abstract In contemporary, predominantly cognitively oriented society, many lack interoceptive literacy: the ability to recognize the underlying bodily signals of emotions, thoughts, and behavior. Because both clients and therapists are shaped by this societal framework, psychotherapeutic interventions risk remaining at a purely intellectual level, where cognitive restructuring occurs without...
Journal for person-oriented research
August 24, 2026
Lars‐gunnar Lundh
In this book, Metzinger develops a theory of pure consciousness, while presenting empirical findings from more than 500 experiential reports from practitioners of meditation. Pure consciousness is what we experience when we attend to awareness itself – when attention is refocused to the normally unnoticed medium through which we experience the world. The practice of meditation is likely to...
Scientia et Fides
August 24, 2026
Stanisław Szeląg
The rise of ChatGPT and various other publicly available AI chatbots has brought the discussion regarding AI to the forefront of academic and public discourse. Yet when it comes to the most important question: how genuinely intelligent, or human-like can AI be, it seems that many philosophers are satisfied with the answers given in the past century. The essay surveys some philosophical visions...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 24, 2026
Arvind Vedwan, Akansha Verma
preprint
The contemporary educational landscape increasingly recognizes the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) for the holistic development of students. Pro-social behaviour—actions intended to benefit others, such as helping, sharing, and cooperating—is a cornerstone of a healthy society and individual well-being. However, school children today face numerous stressors, including academic...
Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care
August 24, 2026
Ryan G. Erbe
Emotions such as desire, eros, or delight are sometimes treated with suspicion in Christian spiritual formation. However, some modern theologians propose a different perspective such as Philip Sheldrake who describes desire as the primary animator of the spiritual dimension of life. Building on this insight, this paper proposes an affective feedback loop where emotions such as desire draw...
Figshare
August 24, 2026
Joel Roerick
preprint
Worum es in diesem Dokument geht Mettā — liebende Güte —, auch Loving-Kindness-Meditation genannt, ist eine Übung, bei der wir bewusst Wünsche von Freundlichkeit und Wohlergehen an uns selbst und andere richten. Dieses Working Paper stellt eine kurze deutschsprachige Fassung der Übung vor, ordnet ihre Herkunft und Evidenz ein und zeigt, warum Selbstmitgefühl — in Abgrenzung zur Empathie — ein...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 24, 2026
Jian-Nor Shih
The rapid growth of AI companionship has raised urgent questions about the psychological mechanisms underlying human-AI relationships. This paper investigates why and how users construct and become entrenched in relationships with AI. Drawing on the Consciousness-Only school of Buddhist psychology, this paper applies the three-natures framework and eight-consciousnesses model. According to this...
Social Science Review
August 23, 2026
Rahima Akhter, Niloy Roy
In this era of conflicts and humanitarian crises, searching for a sustainable way to build peace has become a pressing need. This article analyses the Buddhist teachings for global conflict resolution. This study examines how the Buddhist principles of ethics, especially nonviolence (ahiṁsā), compassion (karuṇā), mindfulness (sati), and moral leadership (dhammarāja-dhamma), can be applied to...