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January 20, 2025 Isaac Portilla
The preliminary sections provide the general orientation of the book, explaining its terminology and methodology. Following Francis X. Clooney’s and Gavin Flood’s works, the book employs hermeneutical phenomenology in addressing two vital issues for religious studies: fairness to the religious “Other” and the impact of interfaith mysticism on the future of religion. Section 1 explains these two...
Communicare January 20, 2025 Linda Venter
This explorative article is an attempt to focus attention on the paradigm shift in science that is occurring at present. The shift is the result of the clash between the traditional Western mechanistic approach and a more holistic world-view which also makes provision for direct, non-in tellectual experiences of reality. In the ordinary state of consciousness, for example, a person is ex pected...
Psychedelic Medicine January 20, 2025 Marianna Graziosi, Gabrielle Agin-Liebes, Mary P Cosimano et al. 9 citations
Introduction: Serotonergic psychedelics, serotonin 2A receptor agonists such as psilocybin that can result in substantially altered states of consciousness, are used in recreational and research settings. The safety of psychedelic experiences in research settings is supported by controlled physical environments, presence of clinical and medical staff to address emergent issues, screening for...
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) January 19, 2025 Giulio Ruffini, Francesca Castaldo, Jakub Vohryzek 6 citations
In the Kolmogorov Theory of Consciousness, algorithmic agents utilize inferred compressive models to track coarse-grained data produced by simplified world models, capturing regularities that structure subjective experience and guide action planning. Here, we study the dynamical aspects of this framework by examining how the requirement of tracking natural data drives the structural and...
iScience January 17, 2025 Paolo Cardone, Arthur Bonhomme, Vincent Bonhomme et al. 9 citations
Post-comatose disorders of consciousness (DoC) represent persistent neurological conditions with limited therapeutic options and a poor prognosis. Recent works advocate for exploring the effects of psychedelics to enhance brain complexity in DoC and ameliorate their consciousness. We investigated sub-anesthetic concentration of the atypical psychedelic ketamine for treating post-comatose...
Philosophia January 16, 2025 W. Veit
A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness aims to advance Donald Griffin’s vision of the “final, crowning chapter of the Darwinian revolution” by firmly integrating animals within the science of consciousness. Although this field has largely neglected the questions of when and why consciousness evolved, this book champions a Darwinian philosophy where the experiences of other animals...
Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media January 15, 2025 Xinna Cai
This paper explores the integration of Buddhist principles, cultivated over 2,500 years for enhancing mental well-being and treating psychological issues, with Western psychology. It builds a bridge between Buddhist conceptssuch as emptiness (nyat), mindfulness, conation (cetan), and loving-kindness and compassionand contemporary psychotherapeutic practices. Although clinical interest has...
International Journal of Qualitative Methods January 15, 2025 K. Grajzel 5 citations
In this study, I recounted my experience using mantra meditation during a phenomenological study for the purposes of bracketing. The efficacy and purpose of bracketing have been debated from Husserl (1931), whose aimed was to achieve objectivity, to Heidegger (1962) who advocated for immersion of the researcher, through the French school (Merleau-Ponty, 1964) of middle ground, by whom...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies January 15, 2025 Nir Tadmor, Demian Halperin, Guy Simon 6 citations
While psychedelic substances are extensively studied through the lens of various academic disciplines, their impact on the therapeutic practice of mental health professionals is yet to be explored. This firsthand experience is deemed crucial for effectively assisting patients in the process of integrating a psychedelic experience.The aim of this study was to explore the psychological and...
Journal of Affective Disorders January 15, 2025 Sara Ellis, Catherine Bostian, Wendy Feng et al. 23 citations
The enduring and severe depression often suffered by Veterans causes immense suffering and is associated with high rates of suicide and disability. This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of psilocybin in Veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD). 15 Veterans with severe TRD (major depressive episode failing to respond to ≥5 treatments, or lasting >2 years)...