Encyclopaideia
December 23, 2016
Alessandro Versace
James Hillman uses the myth of Er by Plato to introduce the theory of the daemon, something that exists in each of us and that refers to concepts such as the calling, the self-image, the alignment that define us as unique human beings. The personality of every human being is marked by a "destiny" that pushes towards the authenticity of existence towards the so-called Me. The educational process...
December 22, 2016
Ivan Ševo
Many people have dealt with the question of God, as have the entire history of religion and philosophy. Numerous difficulties arise while trying to understand this question. Surely, for great minds of mankind, in the East as well in the West, it was an acceptable thought that God could not be conceived or expressed by no concept or utterance, i.e. defined by no definition. 1erefore, God is for...
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 22, 2016
J. A. Shabanova
The aim of the study is to find mystical elements in Edith Stein's anthropology as a connecting principle between phenomenology and Thomism. Relying on methodological definition of philosophical mystic, as a matching of theological and philosophical doctrines, based upon reflection on experience of ecstatic unity with the Absolute, it was shown that phenomenology is implicitly directed towards...
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 21, 2016
I. V. Karivets
Purpose. The author will show that metaphysical concepts and the concepts of empirical sciences derive from experience. The only difference is that metaphysical concepts derive from unusual experience, i.e. out-of-body experience, while empirical sciences – from usual one. The example set metaphysical concept of pure being. Methodology. In order to obtain this goal the author uses two methods....
Methis: Studia Humaniora Estonica
December 20, 2016
Madis Kolk
Teesid: 20. sajandil on esile kerkinud mitmeid teatrisuundi, mis on kritiseerinud ja püüdnud ületada Lääne traditsioonilise teatri väidetavat sõnakesksust ning samuti selle võimetust täita n-ö püha kunsti funktsioone. Kuigi seda pühadusedefitsiiti on püütud leevendada ennekõike orientaalsetest teatrivormidest inspiratsiooni ammutades, aitab selle võimalikku tekkelugu mõista ka katoliikliku...
Neurocase
December 12, 2016
Alberto Carmona-Bayonas, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, Carlos Vázquez Olmos et al.
Religion is a complex cognitive process with biopsychosocial and cultural dimensions, product of the activation of different circuits of the neocortex. In some cases, religiosity can appear as a pathological correlate in patients with brain lesions in the areas involved. We present the clinical case of a patient with an astrocytoma in the right prefrontal region, with apparent inflammatory...
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
December 1, 2016
Hélio A G Teive, Francisco M B Germiniani, Pedro A Kowacs et al.
Three world-famous neurologists, Charcot and Mitchell, in the 19th century, and Lees, in this century, all of whom had great scientific curiosity, experimented with the psychoactive drugs hashish, mescal and yagé, respectively, in an attempt to increase their knowledge of neurological diseases and how the brain works.
Journal of Religion and Health
December 1, 2016
Paulo H C Dias, Gilberto Safra
1 citation
This study presents a clinical conception of the human being as the paradox between immanence and transcendence. Through an exposition of the clinical conceptions of Brazilian author Gilberto Safra, we search for an integral manner in which to understand mystical experience as a way to rethink the ontological conceptions inherent to clinical practice. In such perspective, we elaborate a...
Spiral (Imperial College London)
December 1, 2016
Caroline T. Golden
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a strong role in the execution of executive tasks such as working memory. It is thought to exert top-down control over sensory regions, and integrate information from both external stimuli, and internal computation, such as choice and expectation (1-3). The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is a region of the PFC known to receive strong projections from...
Religions
November 30, 2016
Sthaneshwar Timalsina
By applying the contemporary theories of schema, metonymy, metaphor, and conceptual blending, I argue in this paper that salient cognitive categories facilitate a deeper analysis of Tantric language. Tantras use a wide range of symbolic language expressed in terms of mantric speech and visual maṇḍalas, and Tantric texts relate the process of deciphering meaning with the surge of mystical...