In this paper, I attempt to show how, contrary to criticisms by, for instance, Wilson (Wilson 1999) Spinoza's double-aspect theory of mind is indeed a plausible position. Much of the interpretations that render Spinoza's theory of mind implausible rest on specific interpretations of 1) parallelism, 2) incrementalism or panpsychism and, 3) what is commonly known as objectivist understanding of...
As government agencies around the globe contemplate approval of the first psychedelic medicines, many questions remain about their ethical integration into mainstream medical practice. To identify key ethics and policy issues related to the eventual integration of psychedelic therapies into clinical practice. From June 9 to 12, 2023, 27 individuals representing the perspectives of clinicians,...
In describing experiences of learning and practising the Chinese internal martial art of 太極拳 taijiquan in the context of artistic research, this paper asks how this movement practice opens ways of producing knowledge. By focusing on breathing and standing, taijiquan works with 氣 qi, often translated as ‘breath’ or ‘energy’, which philosopher Tu Wei-Ming has called ‘the continuity of being’....
Penelitian ini membahas mengenai meta-analisi praktik meditasi untuk kesehatan mental. Praktik meditasi melibatkan serangkaian teknik yang bervariasi, termasuk mindfulness, meditasi transcendental, dan loving-kindness meditation. Melalui meta-analisis, kita dapat mengevaluasi sejauh mana berbagai jenis meditasi ini berkontribusi terhadap pemeliharaan kesehatan mental. Metode penelitian yang...
Normal perception happens through the known five senses, viz seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. But worldwide, we have incidences of Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and Precognition. These are events of perception without using the five senses; hence these are called events of Extra Sensory Perception (ESP). We also witness instances where the mind has influenced matter—a glaring example...
In our interdisciplinary research tandem of dance studies and psychoanalysis, we explore our ‘access to the world’ by seeking out, shaping, questioning experiential practices and the reading of bodies in these cultural spaces. By integrating conceptual perspectives from psychoanalysis and dance studies as culture theories, we analyse secular spirituality, cultures of consciousness and their...
Yoga is a branch of science which deals with facilitating homeostasis. Yoga has further sub divided into many branches in which pranayama is one of the branches. Pranayama played an important role as well as is a remotest favorable to human beings to balance physical and mental health. Pranayama is sub classified and within which commonest practiced is the Bhramari pranayama. It is evidenced...
Work at the intersection of philosophy and psychiatry has an extensive and influential history, and has received increased attention recently, with the emergence of professional associations and a growing literature. In this paper, we review key advances in work on philosophy and psychiatry, and their related clinical implications. First, in understanding and categorizing mental disorder, both...
Scientific materialism and Eastern monistic ideologies have a complicated relationship, as this study shows. While typically seen as incompatible, these worldviews share surprising similarities and moments of convergence. Both views are used to examine consciousness, reality, and mind-matter connections. Based on seminal works in scientific materialism, quantum physics, and Eastern...
The transition of HIV into a chronic illness has brought to the forefront the pressing need to address the complex web of social determinants of HIV outcomes. A structured literature search and narrative review of studies describing intervention strategies for mental health among sexual/gender minority (SGM) older adults living with HIV (OALWH) published in the last decade identified 2 studies...