International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
June 7, 2023
Christine Simmonds-Moore
1 citation
The application of the Drake-S equation to the aggregated data suggestive of survival found 30.3% of unexplained variance in the data when other factors were applied to the dataset (including living agent psi, LAP). A number of points are raised in this commentary. These include 1. the aggregated estimate for LAP should factor in implicit psi studies (among others); 2. it is difficult to...
Teosofia
June 7, 2023
Izza Himawanti, Muhammad Faiq
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are closely related to emotional and spiritual dimensions, even though they are subjective. This study aims to reveal the mystical experiences of individuals suffering from COVID-19 after NDEs. This article is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. With purposive sampling, the data were collected from individuals suffering from COVID-19 who...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
June 7, 2023
James Houran, Adam J. Rock, Brian Laythe et al.
1 citation
We used a multiteam system approach (MTS) to map the critical and constructive feedback from four invited Commentaries on Rock et al.’s (2023) probabilistic analysis of purported evidence for postmortem survival. The goal was to mine actionable insights to guide future research with the potential for important learnings or breakthroughs about the nature or limits of human consciousness and...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
June 7, 2023
Adam J. Rock, James Houran, Patrizio Tressoldi et al.
8 citations
This participatory team science project extended Laythe and Houran’s (2022) prior application of a famous probabilistic argument known as the "Drake equation" to the question of postmortem survival. Specifically, we evaluated effect sizes from peer-reviewed, empirical studies to determine the maximum average percentage effect that ostensibly supports (i.e., "anomalous effects") or refutes...
June 6, 2023
Gwendolyn Marshall, Susanne Sreedhar
Margaret Lucas Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, was a philosopher, poet, playwright, and essayist. Her philosophical writings were mostly concerned with issues of natural philosophy, but also extended to social and political concerns. Like Hobbes and Descartes, she rejected what she took to be the mysterious explanations of previous philosophers. Against Descartes, she rejected the notion...
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
June 6, 2023
Brent Dean Robbins
2 citations
Maslow suggests that a study of “superior” human specimen might have the potential to identify biological traits that distinguish flourishing individuals from those who are languishing. Maslow’s recommendation is open to criticisms. First, his method is circular. Second, the thrust of Maslow’s project has a eugenic ring to it. However, while Maslow’s eugenic vision should be sidelined, his call...
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
June 6, 2023
Takuya Niikawa
6 citations
Abstract Naïve realists hold that the phenomenology of veridical perceptual experience is in part constituted by environmental objects that the subject is perceiving. Although naïve realism is well-motivated by considering the cognitive and epistemic roles of the phenomenology of veridical perceptual experience, it is considered difficult to explain hallucinatory and imaginative experiences....
Hong Kong University Press eBooks
June 6, 2023
Hsiao-yen Peng
Chuanghualun 創化論, Zhang Dongsun’s 1918 translation of Bergson’s L’Évolution créatrice , taking its cue from traditional Heart-Mind philosophy turns “consciousness” in French to “Heart-Mind” ( xin 心) in Chinese. A close ally of Liang Qichao, he believes what Bergson opposes is not science, but the “outdated” science that maintained the body-mind dichotomy, while Bergson’s theory of change and...
Frontiers in Psychology
June 6, 2023
Luca Simione, Antonino Raffone, Roumen Kirov et al.
In conclusion, this collection addresses many fundamental issues that have emerged over the last few years in the quest to understand consciousness, including problems related to self-awareness and the implications of recent neuropsychological studies. Even if these articles open up more scientific questions than they answer, they can contribute to the debate around the methodological...
Journal of Clinical Medicine
June 6, 2023
Maria Eduarda Sodré, Isabel Wießner, Muna Irfan et al.
15 citations
Recent studies have begun to understand sleep not only as a whole-brain process but also as a complex local phenomenon controlled by specific neurotransmitters that act in different neural networks, which is called "local sleep". Moreover, the basic states of human consciousness-wakefulness, sleep onset (N1), light sleep (N2), deep sleep (N3), and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep-can concurrently...