Historia scientiarum
March 15, 2025
Ibrahim Baghirov
The “inconsistent tetrad” refers to the four propositions commonly used in the philosophy of mind to address the issue of the mind-body relation. As the name suggests, although each of these propositions may individually be true, only three of them can be true at the same time, while one must always be false. For instance: 1) The soul is a non-material substance; 2) The body is a material...
Historia scientiarum
March 15, 2025
H. Isayev, Irada Taghiyeva
Abraham Maslow, who is known as the philosophical father of transpersonal psychology, first introduced the term to the public at a conference held in San Francisco in 1967. Maslow promoted the concept of the highest human development needs and the idea of "self-actualization." He also noted that humanistic psychology played a transitional role to transpersonal psychology. The aim of our...
Forum for Linguistic Studies
March 14, 2025
Raul Valverde, Konstantin Korotkov, Chet Swanson
Altered states of consciousness (ASC) encompass phenomena such as near-death experiences (NDEs). NDEs are concise accounts of individuals who have undergone clinical death and subsequently been spontaneously resuscitated or revived, retaining recollection of their experiences during that interval. Numerous individuals who have undergone near-death experiences have recounted experiencing intense...
Religions
March 11, 2025
M. Breul
Recent discussions between evolutionary and theological anthropology have intensified, particularly through the work of Michael Tomasello. As a key figure in evolutionary anthropology, Tomasello synthesizes extensive empirical research into an accessible ‘natural history’ of core human abilities. He posits that a unique human trait distinguishing us from our closest relatives is the capacity...
PsyArXiv
March 11, 2025
Eleftheria Pistolas, Boris Quétard, Sucharit Katyal et al.
preprint
A Ganzfeld is a homogeneous visual field, devoid of any focal points. Such a stimulus has been used by researchers to study perceptual phenomena in the absence of changes in sensory structure. Others have used it to study altered states of consciousness (ASCs). Until now, these different facets have been studied separately with little attention for the emotional subjective experience. This...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
March 11, 2025
Devon Stoliker, Leonardo Novelli, Moein Khajehnejad et al.
8 citations
preprint
Abstract Psychedelics can profoundly alter consciousness by reorganising brain connectivity; however, their effects are contextsensitive. To understand how this reorganisation depends on the context, we collected and comprehensively analysed the largest psychedelic neuroimaging dataset to date. Sixty-two adults were scanned with functional MRI and EEG during rest and naturalistic stimuli...
Journal of The Scientific Mysticism and Literature
March 10, 2025
Ali Babaei, Abdollah Hosaini Eskandiyani
In Islamic wisdom and mysticism, various ciphers and allegories have been used to explain the meanings and teachings of philosophical and mystical issues. As one of the strongest ciphers in the world of wisdom and mysticism, mirror has been used as a cipher for the recognition of noetic truths, from the foundation of Ibn Arabi's theoretical mysticism and the foundation of the originality of...
Voprosy Filosofii
March 10, 2025
Natalia S. Zhirtueva
The article provides a comparative analysis of ideas about space and time, formed in the philosophical and mystical teachings of the world, with those that are characteristic of modern science. The non-classical scientific paradigm has created a new understanding of the spatio-temporal organization of being, which is characterized by multidimensionality and relativity. There are unique features...
Healthcare
March 7, 2025
Rafael Zegarra-Parodi, Thioro Loum, Giandomenico D'Alessandro et al.
Background/Objectives: Indigenous perspectives, which emphasize non-materialistic dimensions of healing, such as the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit, align with one foundational principle of osteopathic care. Integrating these perspectives into person-centered care may enhance therapeutic effectiveness by accommodating diverse understandings of health and well-being. This...
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
March 6, 2025
Paweł Holas, Justyna Kamińska, Marcin Zajenkowski
2 citations
INTRODUCTION: Psychedelics are gaining recognition for their therapeutic potential in mental health treatment, yet societal attitudes remain divided, influenced by both skepticism and curiosity. This study aimed to develop and validate a scale assessing attitudes toward psychedelics. METHODS: Study 1 (n = 1000, convenience sample) explored the factor structure, identifying two dimensions:...