The Philosophical Quarterly
October 20, 2023
Lei Zhong
2 citations
Abstract Synthetic physicalism—understood as the view that while mental concepts are distinct from physical concepts, mental properties are nonetheless identical to physical properties—is the dominant type of reductive physicalism in the philosophy of mind. With a focus on phenomenal concepts, this article examines two competing versions of synthetic physicalism: the demonstrative approach and...
Canadian Liver Journal
October 19, 2023
Makayla Watt, Ashley Hyde, John C. Spence et al.
9 citations
Background: Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of mental distress and impaired health related quality of life (HrQoL) than the general population. Given limited evidence, but a high need, our primary aim was to assess feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week, online, mind–body wellness program in people with PBC. Methods: This was a...
PsyArXiv Preprints
October 19, 2023
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Most people can conjure images and sounds that they experience in their minds. There are, however, marked individual differences. Some people report that they cannot generate imagined sensory experiences at all (aphantasics) and others report that they have unusually intense imagined experiences (hyper-phantasics). These individual differences have been linked to activity in sensory brain...
October 19, 2023
David B. Gray
Abstract The fifth chapter focuses on transgressive rhetoric in the tantras, arguing that it created an obstacle to their dissemination and translation due to the concerns that this raised. It explores the ways in which this was addressed both by translators and by commentators. The former developed strategies to translate transgressive passages so as to mitigate their impact, while the latter...
October 19, 2023
David B. Gray
Abstract The second chapter surveys the contents of the Buddhist tantras. It begins with the opening background verse, which is an element that demonstrates continuity with the genre of Mahāyāna sutras, although it was taken in a new and transgressive direction of many of the tantras. It then explores both the languages in which the tantras were composed and the philosophical positions...
October 19, 2023
David B. Gray
Abstract The fourth chapter focuses on the canonical status of the tantras. It begins with an overview of the different types of tantric literature, followed by a discussion of the concentric organization of tantric literature, which centers on “root tantras” from which radiate exegetical literature and ritual manuals. It introduces the various attempts to classify this literature, with the...
Journal of Scientific Exploration
October 19, 2023
Rupert Sheldrake, Pamela Smart
1 citation
The sense of being stared at, or scopaesthesia, is very common, and its existence is supported by experimental evidence. However, it contravenes the standard scientific assumption, dating back to Kepler’s discovery of retinal images in 1604, that vision involves only the inward movement of light – intromission – but not the outward movement of images or attention – extramission. From this point...
Journal of Scientific Exploration
October 19, 2023
Lance Storm, Patrizio Emmanuele Tressoldi
8 citations
This meta-analysis is an update of Storm, Tressoldi, and Di Risio (2012); a meta-analysis on forced-choice ESP studies (1987 to 2010), which use targets such as card symbols, pictures, and letters. We formed two datasets: New Studies #1 (studies that included actual hit rates) and New Studies #2 (Reaction Time [‘RT’] Studies; which are studies that measured only reaction time, not hits, as...
Journal of Scientific Exploration
October 19, 2023
John B. Alexander
To begin at the ending, these volumes are recommended for members of the SSE.That is despite the many difficulties that I found in reviewing these books.It appears to me that the author is an astute observer and reporter on various phenomena, as opposed to being a practitioner, experiencer, or independent researcher of the topics about which he writes.Nonetheless, the sheer volume of anecdotes...
Research Square
October 19, 2023
H. Charles Li, Thomas T. Hills
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Abstract Mind wandering and daydreaming reflect non-deliberate and deliberate forms of mental exploration. However, it is not yet known to what extent the kinds of things that come to mind during these exploratory events are similar or different. The current research addresses this question by having participants engage in either a mindfulness task or a daydreaming task, with instructions to...