Contemplation is a profound and important spiritual practice in the Christian tradition, especially in the thought of St. Gregory of Nyssa. This paper aims to explore the role of contemplation as a path to achieving enlightenment and mystical union with God. The method used in this paper is a qualitative method, namely the author analyzes the thoughts of Gregory of Nyssa, who emphasizes that...
The mystical phenomenon is understood as a profound and bordeline experience of reality, where the human being reaches a state of consciousness such that it transcends the ordinary concepts with which we understand the world. This experience suggests a notion of reality according to which there is an order underlying physical phenomena (fundamental reality) and distinct from them, where...
Aim . A targeted analysis of the essence of intelligence in the context of its relation to such central mental phenomena as mind and consciousness. Methodology . The key methods were the dialectical ones that helped to reflect the complex nature of human mental reality. Dialectics reveals the inconsistency and dynamism of the interpenetration of objective and subjective sides in the...
The paper presents a reconstruction of various approaches to understanding such an element of philosophical methodology as conceivability. From the point of view of such a section of the theory of knowledge as modal epistemology, this method is interesting because it allows us to acquire knowledge about the nature of various objects, expressed by modal statements. In other words, this...
Niniejszy artykuł krótko przybliża problem nieredukowalności świadomości w kontekście koncepcji mind uploading, czyli hipotetycznej możliwości przeniesienia ludzkiego umysłu do środowiska cyfrowego. Podjęto analizę fenomenalnego wymiaru świadomości jako kluczowego ograniczenia dla uploadowania umysłu. Wskazano, że choć procesy neuronalne można teoretycznie odwzorować w systemie cyfrowym, to...
The present study aimed to analyze the forms, meanings, and healing mechanisms of Lanna holistic and apology rituals as cultural systems for restoring relational and spiritual balance in Northern Thailand. The research focused on understanding how these rituals, such as Tan Chedi Sai (Sand Pagoda Offering), Khan Tang, Suma Kaew Sam, Suma Phra Kaew Ha Jamphuak, and Suma Krua Tan, function to...
This chapter examines the evolving concepts of robotic personality and legal personality of artificial intelligence, exploring how conscious or semi-conscious machines may challenge traditional legal and moral boundaries. It situates the idea of AI qualia, meaning machine based subjective experience, within philosophical theories of mind and connects it to emerging frameworks of legal...
Drawing on philosophy of mind, learning sciences, and sociotechnical governance, this chapter advances a simulation first framework that harvests instructional dividends of AI while preserving human primacy. We codify ontological hygiene that separates functional mimicry from phenomenal realization, define discursive and interface semantics that calibrate trust, and supply evaluation matrices...
Scientific ReportsDecember 12, 2025Nadia Fox, Hannah Biddell, Jemma King
The paradoxical nature of stress lies in its ability to both enhance and hinder psychological, physiological, and cognitive functioning. While chronic stress impairs functioning, acute stress can enhance resilience, cognition, and performance. We examined whether intentional short-term stress induced by cyclic hyperventilation and cold exposure (the Wim Hof Method (WHM)) improves...
Qualia, the subjective and ineffable aspects of experience, are explored here as fundamental elements of consciousness shaping affect and interpretation.. It critically examines the traditional and modern arguments with regards to their ontology and explanatory predicament using the classical contributions of the arguments by Thomas Nagel, Daniel Dennett, and David Chalmers. Dennett opposes the...