Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
November 26, 2010
Bonnemann Catharina, E Schlimme Jann, L Mishara Aaron
Abstract The mind-body problem lies at the heart of the clinical practice of both psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. In their recent publication, Schwartz and Wiggins address the question of how to understand life as central to the mind-body problem. Drawing on their own use of the phenomenological method, we propose that the mind-body problem is not resolved by a general, evocative appeal...
The MIT Press eBooks
November 24, 2010
Michel Le van Quyen
8 citations
This chapter focuses on a main outstanding problem faced by the cognitive sciences—understanding how ongoing conscious experience is related to its biological and physical roots. Providing an essential experimental framework for the research into consciousness, the recent development of large-scale brain imaging techniques such as electroencephalography and the progress made in mathematical...
October 31, 2010
Dimitris Platchias
QUALIA Imagine the best slice of pizza in the world: New York-style size, two thin and crispy crusts, with melted provolone and cheddar cheese, pizza sauce and toppings in between. Imagine you bite into the slice and taste its deliciousness. What is the underlying mechanism that enables you to taste the pizza? Contemporary neuroscience tells us that taste is a function of the central nervous...
Kontakt
October 20, 2010
B. Allan Wallace
Povaha a účel šamatyBuddhistický výzkum přírody vychází z naprosto odlišného východiska než západní věda, a podobně se tedy liší i metody jejího zkoumání.První průkopníci vědecké revoluce, včetně Kopernika, Keplera a Galilea, projevili počáteční zájem o povahu fyzických objektů, nacházejících se nejdál od lidské subjektivity: jednalo se o záležitosti relativních pohybů Slunce a Země, struktury...
Nursing Philosophy
October 1, 2010
Vicki Earle
In exploring phenomenological literature, it is evident that the term 'phenomenology' holds rather different meanings depending upon the context. Phenomenology has been described as both a philosophical movement and an approach to human science research. The phenomenology of Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, and Merleau-Ponty was philosophical in nature and not intended to provide rules or...
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
October 1, 2010
Methodological and interpretative issues regarding the Phenomenology of consciousness inventory--hypnotic assessment procedure: a comment on pekala et al. (2010a, 2010b).
NeuroQuantology
September 21, 2010
Igor V. Limar
1 citation
Preconditions of a possible substantiation of some concepts of consciousness from positions of the quantum theory are considered. Analysis attempt of some directions of physical science about use of their substantive provisions for explanation of conceptual problems of psychophysiology is made. Special attention is given to research of synchronicity phenomenon considered within the limits of...
Neurocase
September 9, 2010
Ezequiel Morsella, Christopher C. Berger, Stepehen C Krieger
A primary aspect of the self is the sense of agency – the sense that one is causing an action. In the spirit of recent reductionistic approaches to other complex, multifaceted phenomena (e.g., working memory; cf. Johnson &Johnson, 2009), we attempt to unravel the sense of agency by investigating its most basic components, without invoking high-level conceptual or 'central executive' processes....
Der Nervenarzt
September 2010
M Bürgy
The phenomena which Kurt Schneider grouped together to form the ego disturbances have always been of particular diagnostic relevance for schizophrenia. While little importance was historically attached to accurately describing and distinguishing psychopathological symptoms, Karl Jaspers' and Kurt Schneider's descriptive psychopathology aims to draw a sharp yet differentiated distinction between...
Journal of Religion and Health
September 1, 2010
Bruce Stephen Kerievsky
1 citation
This paper examines the attractions of passionate involvement in wanting particular outcomes, which is popularly known as rooting. The author's lifelong personal experience is the source of his analysis, along with the insights provided by spiritual literature and especially the work of Dr. Thomas Hora, with whom the author studied for 30 years. The phrase "choiceless awareness," utilized by J....