Resumen: Proponemos una interpretación de la experiencia de expresión del cuerpo y de la palabra en la obra de Merleau-Ponty desde la noción de carne (chair). En las secciones: “El sentido como carne”, “Gramática de la percepción” y “La carne de la palabra” buscamos dar cuenta de este planteamiento, con el que nos distanciamos de las interpretaciones que ven en la obra de Merleau-Ponty dos...
In modern philosophical and theological discourse, religious experience is increasingly seen as altering human subjectivity and perception of reality. The purpose of the study was to identify the peculiarities of the Catholic understanding of religious experience, analyse its theological and phenomenological aspects, and determine the impact of faith on worldview orientations and cognitive...
Psychedelic-assisted therapies have demonstrated promising results in treating mental disorders, with results suggesting that the subjective intensity and quality of psychedelic experiences plays a significant role in mediating therapeutic effects. However, the strength of this association across diagnoses and treatment settings remains underexplored. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO...
Mystical Experiences and Psychedelic Experiences are experiences that lead to extraordinary states of consciousness. Therefore, they can contribute significantly to solving the problem of the source of consciousness, which is an important issue in the philosophy of mind. Because, logically, when a considerable number of specific cases exist within a subject under consideration, it is important...
ReligiaApril 29, 2025Syaik Abdillah, Ris'an Rusli, Hossein Muttaqi et al.
Sufism is a deeply personal spiritual experience that cannot be fully explained through scientific methods. Rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah, it emphasizes doctrines such as piety, sincerity, patience, and purification of the soul. However, the historical development of Sufism has involved external influences, sometimes resulting in internal controversies. These have led to criticisms and...
This commentary engages with Fleming and Shea's (2024) recent work on computational functionalist theories of consciousness through a structural lens. We address three key aspects: the role of subjective experience in theory building, the hypothesis regarding local lateral connectivity in sensory areas, and the implications of "silent units" for consciousness. We argue that while their...
To report the symptoms and aetiology of ketamine use disorder (KUD), gauge the effectiveness of current treatment services and identify strategies to enhance patient access and outcomes. Mixed-methods, cross-sectional questionnaire. Electronic survey from November 2023 to April 2024. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling, social media and referrals from UK addiction treatment...
В статье автор сопоставляет понимание сознания человека в творчестве Ф. М. Достоевского и А. П. Платонова. Основными произведениями, задействованными в исследовании, становятся повести А. П. Платонова «Котлован» и роман «Чевенгур», а также произведения Ф. М. Достоевского «Двойник» и «Записки из подполья». Вспомогательными методами научной статьи являются сравнительный и текстологический анализ,...
Abstract Chapter 2 develops the nontheistic idealist account of the nature of reality—focusing on the contents and structure of the physical world. For the nontheistic idealist, physical reality is like a tapestry, weaving threads of phenomenology into a world of structured color, warmth, sound, and taste. The primary questions this chapter answers are: (i) What sorts of experiences make up the...
Neurobiological effects and psychological models propose that psychedelics may promote psychological flexibility, suggesting a transdiagnostic effect by disrupting maladaptive patterns. The objective of this study was therefore to investigate the determinants of psychological flexibility change following a psychedelic use. This retrospective online survey included French individuals who had...