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arXiv Preprint Archive May 4, 2016 Ray van de Walker preprint
This is a proof of the strong AI hypothesis, i.e. that machines can be conscious. It is a phenomenological proof that pattern-recognition and subjective consciousness are the same activity in different terms. Therefore, it proves that essential subjective processes of consciousness are computable, and identifies significant traits and requirements of a conscious system. Since Husserl, many...
May 1, 2016 Joseph W. Hwang
In the Sixth Meditation of his Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes presents an account of sensations as mental modes arising from the causal interaction between two distinct substances, mind and body. According to Margaret Wilson, that the causal relation is instituted one way rather than another is at best arbitrary and purely contingent. In this paper, I will argue, contra Wilson, that...
May 1, 2016 Surendra Singh Pokharna, Dilip K Bobra
This paper describes limitations of the scientific knowledge and the scientific formalism which is currently used to study living systems and human systems in general (1-7). It is suggested that there is a need to explore the General Systems Theory (GST) for better understanding of these issues (8-9). General Systems Theory (GST) is a generalized methodology to study properties of both the...
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica May 2016 Rachel Upthegrove, Matthew R Broome, K Caldwell et al.
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are core features of psychotic illness and remain significant in predicting poor outcome and risk. There has been a wide range of approaches to understanding these experiences. A systematic literature review summarizing different methods of investigation and their results; phenomenology, descriptive psychopathology, psychological, cognitive neurobiology,...
International Journal of Psychophysiology May 1, 2016 Georg Northoff
William James postulated a "stream of consciousness" that presupposes temporal continuity. The neuronal mechanisms underlying the construction of such temporal continuity remain unclear, however, in my contribution, I propose a neuro-phenomenal hypothesis that is based on slow cortical potentials and their extension of the present moment as described in the phenomenal term of "width of...
Consciousness and Cognition May 1, 2016 R. Costa, J. Pestaña, D. Costa et al.
Altered states of consciousness lead to profound changes in the sense of self, time and space. We assessed how these changes were related to sexual responsiveness during sex. 116 subjects reported (a) intensity of awareness concerning body, space and time, and (b) satisfaction, desire, arousal, and orgasm occurrence. We differentiated vaginal intercourse orgasm from noncoital orgasm. Female...
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy May 1, 2016 Vincent R Starnino 28 citations
Studies have identified spirituality to be a helpful resource for dealing with various types of trauma experiences. This coincides with a heightened focus on the role of spirituality within trauma-related theory (e.g., spiritual coping, meaning-making, and posttraumatic growth). Little remains known, however, about the relationship between trauma and spirituality among people with severe...
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia May 1, 2016 Mariaflavia Cascelli
First Person Dilemma and the Phenomenology of Action: How Minimal is Self-consciousness? - In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the possibility that a minimal, pre-reflective form of self-consciousness precedes introspective self-consciousness. Several attempts to argue that this “thin” notion of self-consciousness is a necessary prerequisite of consciousness have been...
The Korean Society for the Study of Moral Education April 30, 2016 Mi-Jong Lee
본 논문의 목적은 「유식30송」에 나타난 유식사상에 비추어 인성교육의 의미와 방향을 고찰하는 데에 있다. ‘오직 식뿐’이라는 유식의 핵심 사상에 의하면, 눈 앞에 보이는 사물이나 현상은 아뢰야식에 의하여 만들어진 아뢰야식의 표현에 해당된다. 아뢰야식은 과거에 행한 일체의 생각과 말과 행동의 결과로서, 인간의 정신활동에 들어오는 모든 것을 한꺼번에 압축해서 포함하고 있는 총체이다. 그러나 아뢰야식은 제6의식과 제7말나식을 거쳐서 표현되고 실현되는 만큼 왜곡될 가능성이 크다. 이 점으로 인하여 지혜자량과 복덕자량이라는 불교수행이 요청된다. 이상의 요약에 나타난 유식사상에 비추어 볼 때, 인성교육에서 다루어야 할 인성은 아뢰야식과 밀접하게 관련된다고 말할 수 있다. 아뢰야식은 과거에 한 일체의 생각과 말과...
arXiv Preprint Archive April 28, 2016 Jerome A Feldman preprint
Science is a crowning glory of the human spirit and its applications remain our best hope for social progress. But there are limitations to current science and perhaps to any science. The general mind-body problem is known to be intractable and currently mysterious. This is one of many deep problems that are universally agreed to be beyond the current purview of Science, including quantum...