The study of consciousness has moved from the margins of philosophy to the center of theoretical physics. Yet, despite increasingly sophisticated mathematical and quantum models, ontological progress on the "Hard Problem" appears stalled. This paper does not claim to solve the Hard Problem, nor to establish a new metaphysics of mind. Instead, it advances a diagnostic framework showing that a...
This paper argues that the subjective aspect of consciousness (phenomenal consciousness) cannot be exhaustively explained by any functional model based on information feedback. This predicament does not stem from a temporary lack of empirical data, but is rooted in the self-referential structure of conscious systems: any attempt to explain the system's own subjectivity using its internal...
Abstract Meditation has been associated with a range of psychological benefits. However, providing objective and subject-independent markers of distinct meditative phases remains challenging, especially when different meditation practices induce subtly different brain dynamics. This study investigates whether three meditative phases, namely Concentrative, Loving-Kindness, and Emptiness, can be...
In the modern quest for holistic well-being, there remains a significant gap in the comprehensive understanding of the synergistic relationship between Yoga and Music. Most existing literature and contemporary practices treat these disciplines in strict isolation, overlooking their philosophical underpinnings and shared methodologies as interconnected paths to mental tranquility and spiritual...
Mental health has emerged as a major concern in contemporary education due to the increasing prevalence of stress, anxiety, emotional disturbances, and psychosocial challenges among schoolgoing adolescents.Educational institutions are therefore expected to adopt holistic approaches that promote not only academic achievement but also the physical, emotional, social, and psychological well-being...
1. When it comes to mental states posited by folk psychology, many of us have long had a nagging sense that neither industrial-strength realism nor eliminativism is a satisfactory option. Realists ...
Abstract Helen Yetter-Chappell defends a nontheistic idealism on which physical reality is a phenomenal tapestry constituted by unity-of-consciousness relations, requiring no divine perceiver. This paper argues that her position cannot sustain anti-subjectivism without admitting a globally unifying subject-like ground. Two arguments establish the pressure: the instability of the Thin Mind view...
While contemporary psychology focuses on developing a cohesive self for wellbeing, Indian philosophical traditions such as Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism and the teachings of J. Krishnamurti provide a critique of the notion of a fixed self-identity. This conceptual paper compares them at a phenomenological and functional level and relates these comparisons to contemplative neuroscience, particularly...
In this paper, we propose a trans-materialist information-theoretical approach to a full spectrum of conscious experience, from its normative embodied mode as part of an integrated brain/mind system to altered modes of consciousness, including nonlocal and near-death experiences (NDE). It allows for bridging the Cartesian gap and resolving the “hard problem” of non-material mind arising from...
в статье представлены результаты педагогического эксперимента, который был посвящен изучению влияния медитативных упражнений на уровень тревожности обучающихся 11-х классов. Актуальность исследования связана с ростом психологической нагрузки на старшеклассников как нераздельной составляющей современного общества, экзаменационным стрессом, физиологическим переходным периодом, цифровизацией и...