G Samuelson
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Dreaming is among the most vivid demonstrations that consciousness can occur in a state of relative sensory disconnection. This paper reviews whether dream experience is better explained as an endogenous neurocognitive construction or as evidence of contact with another dimension, multiverse branch, or anomalous informational domain. The review integrates literature from the neuroscience of REM...
Ramin Bidari
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This paper explores the profound relationship between energetic consciousness and the brain, arguing that consciousness is an independent force beyond time and space that utilizes the brain as a tool for experiencing reality. Unlike traditional neuroscientific perspectives that consider the brain as the source of consciousness, this study suggests that consciousness actively alters the brain’s...
David Carboni
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Philosophy has traditionally separated ontology-what exists-from aesthetics-how existence appears or feels. This paper argues that, for a specific class of profound conscious experiences, the distinction becomes unstable. It distinguishes ordinary embodied qualia from revelatory, pattern-grounded qualia: experiences in which the recurring structure of emergence, transience and dissolution...
Yury Berdinsky
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Why are physical processes in the brain accompanied by subjective experience at all-by the redness of red, the taste of coffee or the feeling of pain? This puzzle, known as the "hard problem of consciousness", has for centuries been left to metaphysics, because from the outside we see only a mechanism: ionic currents, neuronal discharges and the cogwheels of the connectome. The present work...
Michael Wood
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The following argues that the computational theory of mind (CTM) despite superficial similarities at the neuron level does not adequately account for brain/mind behavior as we currently understand it . It is argued rather that a mathematical dynamic (nonlinear dynamical systems) model of the brain, particularly the emergence of transient strange attractors is much more plausible as a mind/brain...
Claus Janew
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In this exploration of self-identity, I argue that the self is not a standalone entity but an integral part of a broader consciousness. Deep meditation reveals the self as a construct beyond egoistic confines, interlinked with the external world and others' experiences. Decisions arise from an awareness that transcends individual ego, suggesting that our sense of self is an inexhaustible center...
Panya Chakravarty
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The Extended Mind Hypothesis by Andy Clark and David Chalmers (1998) brings a new dimension into the mind-body debate, by holding the distinction between mind, body, and the environment as unprincipled and asserts that the mind extends into the world. In this paper, I argue that the scope of the mind is wider than described in the thought experiment presented by C&C, while also exploring the...
Antonio Conselheiro, Angell Gunn
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This essay explores the intersection between Lacanian theory of conscience, the hard problem of consciousness, and artificial intelligence (AI) sentience. The first section discusses Lacan's concept of conscience, which posits that the ego is a linguistic construct without any underlying existential substrate. The second section explains the hard problem of consciousness, its diverse theories,...
Keith Wiley
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This article marks the five-year anniversary of the publication of my book, A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind-Uploading, and is loosely a celebration of the past five years. I first discuss the challenges of discovering and debating metaphysical truths. I then tackle an argument against discontinuous mind uploading, such as via scan-and-copy, based on the claim that it fails to preserve a...
Wenge Huang
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Altered states of consciousness (ASC) induced by meditation, psychedelic drugs, or impending death are quite a fascinating and important field of investigation. This paper argues that ASC essentially have nothing to do with consciousness, but a story about perception.Our study starts from summarizing four essential phenomena (hallucinations, paranormal phenomena, mystical experiences and...