Phenomenon Of Consciousness Research Articles

Culture of tolerance: the origins of metaphysical meanings

The culture of tolerance is the subject of post-classical knowledge of conscious phenomena that influence the processes being a person and its ethno-national identity. There is a formation of a political nation that meets the requirements of European society and the spirit of ethno-social shifts, resulting in the formation of the corresponding meanings of network culture and global identity. The civilized spirit of freedom is the property of the content of the history philosophers and the realities of socio-cultural changes of being. The formation of a discursive space of tolerance establishes the contemporary meaning and meaning of a particular socio-cultural life, when the culture of tolerance was shaped by Europe at an early age of its civilization, and, through this, a combination of external structures with its internal world is achieved. Without the «philosophy of hope» there is no optimization of the reliability of the specialists training. In this context, the priority of the humanitarian aspect of the educational space is overcoming - and fragmentation of the reform process, also as the education and upbringing that embraced the makers of the product intelligence. Understand that all the priorities of educational reform have not only authoritative policies, but a positive meaning emerges only when the regions is headed by authoritative bearers of the patriotic-professional direction. And they find common actions with the Ministry of Education and Science, the intellect-environment, students, etc. Only through the achievement of a European level of academic freedoms, one can touch on the «pragmatics of the educational noosphere» the community will help the formation of reformers-officials to conduct dialogue in the sense of what this word has as a «difficult transitional state», after which there appears «civil enlightenment», the ability to find an understanding with society, in spite of the violent ignorance of radicals from the East or the West.The feeling of future specialists before the exit of the «crisis society» from the state of «permanent rebellion» is born despite the «hybridization of humanitarian situation».

Kvantinės sąmonės teorija tarptautiniuose santykiuose – tarp iliuzijos ir mokslo

[only abstract in English; full article, abstract in Lithuanian]
 Since the 19th century, social sciences have been dominated by positivist thinking, which is based on the Newtonian worldview and implies mechanistic, deterministic, materialistic and atomistic methodological tools for conducting researches. However, this Newtonian worldview can not explain the phenomenon of consciousness and thus leaves the scientists with the unresolved body-mind problem. The solution has been recently offered by quantum theory, which challenges the classical thinking by completely changing its ontology, or, to be more precise, which aims at unifying social and physical ontology and laying the ground for the minded matter. In one of the most recent and prominent scholarly books, written by A. Wendt and titled Quantum Mind and Social Science: Unifying Physical and Social Ontology, the author claims that consciousness is a quantum mechanical phenomena and that all of us are in fact a walking wave function. If that is true, then human society must also have quantum qualities. Even though A. Wendt offers a solution to one of the long-lasting questions of social science, he leaves us without any explanations of how the theory might impact the discipline of international relations.Therefore, this paper is focused on 3 questions: 1) How does quantum mind theory challenge positivist thinking in international relations? 2) How does it broaden/narrow our current understanding of international relations – namely, what is the relationship between quantum mind theory and other postpositivism theories? 3) How does quantum mind theory impact international relations? An analysis of the challenges posed to classical thinking and a comparison of the differences and similarities with critical theory, postmodernism and constructivism revealed that quantum mind theory is not yet a new social sciences paradigm or a valid independent theory, but that it could be used as a theoretical tool of postmodernism. The main reasons involve a lack of empirical researches, scholarly supporters and consistent epistemological logic. On the other hand, there are a variety of objects and discussions in international relations that can be analyzed using quantum mind theory: quantum entanglement through language, global society and the collective mind, terrorism and the impact it has on global conflicts and communication, quantum diplomacy and others. The implementation of quantum theory principles – quantum coherence, superposition, quantum entanglement, wave and particle duality and uncertainty – into researches of international relations provides scholars with the perspectives of explaining the changing nature of a global world, new unpredictable threats and global commu­nication.

Modern quantum theories and experimental achievements motivate new exploration of acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a theoretical medical system founded about three thousand years ago, originated from the richness of Chinese culture with the support and development of ancient astronomy and philosophy. It has illuminated many mysteries of nature and the human body. This has not always been easy for the layperson to understand. In modern times, some of these processes have been gradually discovered or confirmed by frontier science. The experiments of quantum physics have shaken the fundamental concepts of conventional science, refuting criticism of Chinese culture and TCM theories. The new discoveries have triggered a new understanding of TCM theories. For example, the theory of quantum mechanics interfering with certain human functions helps explain a series of phenomena that were previously difficult to understand. The veil of many wonderful phenomena of Chinese culture and TCM acupuncture has not yet been fully pierced. For example, the body's energy system, the invisible qi, and the phenomenon of consciousness and subconscious function remain mysterious. However, quantum theory and numerous scientific experiments can lead to the explanations of difficult problems which were not understood in the past. For example, the nature of the changes in yin and yang, and associated principles; the five-element principles; consciousness and sub-consciousness which might affect scientific experiments and treatment outcomes; the objective existence of qi and qi field; and the essence of the meridian system in the human body and the principles of acupuncture. This article explores the scientific principles of TCM and acupuncture. The unique characteristics of TCM and acupuncture position themselves as Eastern cultural treasures. The authors endeavor to strengthen readers’ confidence in theoretical TCM and believe that it is a major step in integrating TCM acupuncture into modern science and medicine.

Seni Melawan Pedagang Asongan di Kereta Api Lokal Ekonomi Merak-Rangkasbitung Banten

<em>This study attempts to uncover the resistance of hawkers against the prohibition of selling at stations and trains by taking the locus of Merak-Rangkasbitunglocal train. Specifically the purpose of this study is to uncover the daily hidden resistance that is concealed by hawkers. This kind of resistance model refers to Scott's concept from his theory which is the domination of the art of resistance or noted by the weapon of the weak againts of the elite or the policies which opressed them. In this study, used the qualitative-phenomenology methods. This approach is chosen to reveal the phenomena based on the perspectives of those who experience them directly, with an in-depth expression of the phenomenon of consciousness within them during resistance. The results of this study include: a) disobedience (keepselling) against the law by pretending not to know. b) sellingpretend as passengers. c) negotiating "as if" with the officer, meaning they end up violating, and d) resisting the ban on selling by rebel. The daily, unorganized and invidual resistance to this is done because there is no alternative to the economic solution for them; they have no capital; social, educational, and political. They are weak people, and according to them are increasingly weakened by the policy of the ban.</em>

The Relevance of Explanatory First-Person Approaches (EFPA) for Understanding Psychopathological Phenomena. The Role of Phenomenology.

The main aim of this paper is to demonstrate the contributions of phenomenology-inspired approaches to the explanation of psychopathological phenomena. First, I introduce the notion of Explanatory First-Person Approaches (EFPA) which share the assumption that the explanation of consciousness and conscious phenomena necessitates, at least partially, phenomenal facts functioning as explanans. Phenomenal facts refer to facts about structures and processes of consciousness. To differentiate phenomenology from other EFPA and to extract its distinctive feature, I compare phenomenology to the method falling under the category of EFPA it overlaps with the most: new introspective methods as recently described. I then present genetic phenomenology as the distinctive feature of phenomenology and show how particularly genetic phenomenology complements biological explanations of psychopathological phenomena in the context of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. Moreover, I present Cognitive Theory (CT) as the most acknowledged EFPA in the broader scientific community, demonstrate CT’s limitations in explaining conscious phenomena in the context of psychological disturbances such as depression, and show how genetic phenomenology can also significantly complement the cognitive approach. An example in the context of burnout-depression will be given. The overall argument for the significance of phenomenology is as follows: Genetic phenomenology renders phenomenology a distinctive kind of EFPA; genetic phenomenology can complement one of the most dominant non-EFPA accounts in the science of psychiatric disorders: biological reductionism; and genetic phenomenology can complement the most dominant existing EFPA in the science of psychological disturbances: Cognitive Theory.

Liberal naturalism, objectivity and the autonomy of the mental

ABSTRACTThe paper distinguishes between two different ways of cashing out the general insight that often goes by the name of ‘liberal naturalism’. The objective is to show how these two different argumentative strategies undergird two fundamentally different approaches to the project of elucidating the specificity of mental phenomena. On one approach, the central concern of such a project is the ontological status of subjective conscious phenomena; on the other, the central concern is the irreducibility of parochial capacities in the adoption of intentional stances. I begin by tracing out some of the origins of this important divergence and then focus on the motivations of the latter approach. I show that there is a tension between its motivations and the way that it has been used to rehabilitate idealist themes from the post-Kantian tradition.

Coherent Energy Transfer and the Potential Implications for Consciousness

The argument that biological systems are too “warm and wet” to support quantum effects is becoming increasingly antiquated as research in the field of quantum biology progresses. In fact, not only is it becoming apparent that quantum processes may regularly take place in biological systems, but these processes may underlie the mechanisms of consciousness and propel our models of conceptualizing the human brain into the next era of scientific understanding. The phenomena of consciousness have allured scientists and philosophers for thousands of years, while a precise technical understanding has remained elusive. If possible, developing this understanding will likely be one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Knowing the fundamental processes that create conscious experience has far-reaching implications, from the potential birth of true artificial intelligence to a better understanding of mental health disorder etiologies and treatments. One major challenge in the mental health professions, and, ultimately, in empathy of any kind, is being able to see from and appreciate another person’s unique, subjective experience. Discoveries in the field of consciousness could help bridge this gap.

Emergence, a Universal Phenomenon which Connects Reality to Consciousness, Natural Sciences to Humanities

Abstract Progress in neuroscience has left a central question of psychism unanswered: what is consciousness? Modeling the psyche from a computational perspective has helped to develop cognitive neurosciences, but it has also shown their limits, of which the definition, description and functioning of consciousness remain essential. From Rene Descartes, who tackled the issue of psychism as the brain-mind dualism, to Chambers, who defined qualia as the tough, difficult problem of research in neuroscience, many hypotheses and theories have been issued to encompass the phenomenon of consciousness. Neuroscience specialists, such as Giulio Tononi or David Eagleman, consider consciousness as a phenomenon of emergence of all processes that take place in the brain. This hypothesis has the advantage of being supported by progress made in the study of complex systems in which the issue of emergence can be mathematically formalized and analyzed by physical-mathematical models. The current tendency to associate neural networks within the broad scope of network science also allows for a physical-mathematical formalization of phenomenology in neural networks and the construction of information-symbolic models. The extrapolation of emergence at the level of physical systems, biological systems and psychic systems can bring new models that can also be applied to the concept of consciousness. The meaning and significance that seem to structure the nature of consciousness is found as direction of evolution and teleological finality, of integration in the whole system and in any complex system at all scales. Starting from the wave-corpuscle duality in quantum physics, we can propose a model for structuring reality, based on the emergence of systems that contribute to the integration and coherence of the entire reality. Physical-mathematical models based mainly on (mereo)topology can provide a mathematical formalization path, and the paradigm of information could allow the development of a pattern of emergence, that is common to all systems, including the psychic system, the difference being given only by the degree of information complexity. Thus, the mind-brain duality, which has been dominating the representation on psychism for a few centuries, could be solved by an informational approach, describing the connection between object and subject, reality and human consciousness, between mind and brain, thus unifying the perspective on natural sciences and humanities.

HYPERREALISTIC BODY IN THE MODERN CULTURE

The article analyzes the phenomenon of hyperrealistic body in the context of the phenomenological discourse of “corporeality”. In the non-classical aesthetics of the twentieth century, the interest in the body, considered as a philosophical category, was formed under the influence of phenomenologists of the second wave, and so the “corporeality” is remaining an actual problem of the postmodern discourse. Modern Western and Russian researchers strive for a synergistic synthesis of philosophy, neurophysiology and psychology, while analyzing the formation of subjectivity in the context of post-humanism trends growing. Especially important things are the understanding of the body category in the context of virtual reality’s influence on the modern man, the correlation of the virtual body and the real one, from which, in the opinion of the author, a new phenomenon of “hyperrealistic body” appears. On the one hand, virtuality is an impulse to the hypertrophied sensuality implemented by contemporary artists; on the other hand, it generates a “new vision” changed under the influence of virtual experience. Thus, the article considers the concept of “hyperrealistic body” in two aspects: as a phenomenon of consciousness, and as a genre of contemporary art — hyperrealistic sculpture. Due to the development of technology and the trends of post-humanism, the “hyperrealistic body” becomes a schizophrenic desire of hypersensitivity, a limit of the hypertrophied visibility of reality, a simulacrum and illusion of the integrity of the body without organs, a degradation of the perceiving subject’s imagination. From the perspective of futuristic cultural studies, it is a significant phenomenon, another key step in the aesthetic activity of humanity to create their own artificial reality; the next step of this will obviously be the animation of artificial body, which brings us back to the problems of post-humanism. The author concludes that the illusion produced by a robot simulating a natural body endowed with some artificial “I” can be quite naturally built into the perception of modern man.

Ideological and real socialism of my Soviet childhood, schooling, and teaching: Multi-consciousness

Through my autobiographical reflective ethnography of my Soviet childhood, schooling and teaching, I try to investigate the phenomenon of political multiple consciousness that I observed in the USSR and its development in children. In my analysis, I abstracted eight diverse types of consciousness, five of which are political in their nature.

Theoretical Locations of Mugabeism, Land “Terrorism,” and Third Chimurenga Neo-Coloniality Discourse in Zimbabwe: A Rejoinder of a Revolutionary

The subject of coloniality is a phenomenon of consciousness. It explores belief systems, culture, and ethics using conviction and rhetorical force. Mugabe is good at captivating rhetoric. His sophisticated philosophical conundrum derives from modernity, emancipation as it looks at land as a political and economic structure of decolonization. Thus, in him, the belief of self-consciousness and conviction leads to positive confrontation and violence. Peace is universally known to be a product of protracted violence. Zimbabwe went through a war of colonial genocide and mass massacres in the Second Chimurenga. Mugabe’s decolonial agenda is an epistemological extension of coloniality and neo-colonial struggles originated and revisited by Amilcar Cabral, Frantz Fanon, Walter Rodney, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and Samora Machel. Mugabeism thrives on instilling fear into the perpetrators of violence and imperialism by using rhetoric. The doctrine—therefore—reaffirms emancipation and empowerment through postcolonial agrarian revolution rather than “land grabs.” Its magnetic effect is like opposite poles of a magnet—revolutionary versus dictatorship—sharply in contra-distinction with repression, barbarism, and cannibalism. Mugabeism means working toward a common vision of human life for Africans, it means emancipation and freedom. It is a life which is not dependent on an imposed superstructure of oppression of Blacks by Caucasians.

On the Disappearance of the Self

This article discusses the reality of the existence of the Self as a self-sufficient phenomenon by tracing the relationship between the concepts of subject and the Self with consideration of postmodernist and socioconstructionist critiques. The author identifies the main approaches in the history of philosophy, arguing for the disappearance of the individual subject and propose counterarguments against those positions. Critically assessing the postmodern idea of the “death of the subject,” notions of the Self as a social and linguistic construction, as well as a narrative, the author demonstrates the inconsistency of a position that views the Self exclusively as a product of the European cultural tradition. It is shown that the concept of the Self presents the real phenomena of consciousness and self-awareness, and the use of this concept is necessary for the realization of any of the subject’s actions, both cognitive and social. At the same time, it is necessary to reconsider the concept of the Self from the point of view of new sociocultural circumstances, and constructionist criticisms of the Self can be useful in that regard.

Is Our Idea of the Subjective World an Illusion?

This article analyzes facts related to the development of modern communication and information technologies and cognitive sciences that call into question the traditions of European culture and philosophy in their understanding of subjectivity: the recognition of the role of consciousness in the performance of activity, the notion of the “Self” as the center of consciousness and decision-making authority, the availability of free will, the idea of human autonomy, and the existence of a private world. The author argues for the need for understanding the phenomenon of consciousness, the Self, and human autonomy in light of modern scientific data, and shows that the human being is impossible without the existence of an autonomous subjective world.

Феномен совести в «предметной» философии Ивана Ильина

Феномен совести в «предметной» философии Ивана Ильина

PECULIARITIES OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT “LIFE” IN THE PLAY BY L.N. ANDREEV’S “THE LIFE OF MAN”

The article attempts to consider the concept of “concept” as an object of interdisciplinary research, defines the areas of functioning and research fixation of concepts, identifies differences between the usual and artistic concepts that serve as a productive way of penetrating into the secrets of poetic skill and creative laboratory of artists of the word. The work is devoted to the study of the conceptual foundations of L. N. Andreeva and identification of the specificity of his linguistic personality through the study of linguistic representation of the concept of “Life” associated with the General socio-philosophical and religious-philosophical quest of the author. The paper describes the parameters of the artistic concept and the ways of its linguistic expression, the main of which is the associative-semantic field; the structure of the associative-semantic field “Life” is analyzed on the material of the text of the play by L.N. Andreeva “human Life”; its nuclear and peripheral components are indicated, the ratio of which allows to approach the General understanding of the phenomenon of human life by the writer, coupled with the concepts of Fate, rock and artistic images of candles, stairs based on associative connections. Additional means of linguistic expression of the concept “Life” are listed, which emphasize, on the one hand, the value essence of life, and, on the other hand, its fragility, unpredictability, ruthlessness towards a Person. Particular attention is paid to the artistic techniques involved in the representation of the concept of “Life” in the author’s artistic discourse. The value of the scientific approach outlined in the work is not in the contrast comparison of the most interesting and significant points of view of domestic and foreign scientists, expressed regarding the nature and content of the concept as a phenomenon of language, thinking, consciousness and speech, and in their organic mutual addition, which allows us to present the most complete and comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon in the light of the various paradigms of modern scientific knowledge.

Проблема правосознания на раннем этапе развития личности в философии педагогики русских неокантианцев

In this study, I investigate the philosophico-pedagogical concepts developed by German and Russian Neo-Kantians, namely P. Natorp, S. I. Hessen, M. M. Rubinstein. In order to identify the peculiarities of the approaches of the Neo-Kantians to legal consciousness in children, I show that the widely accepted view that Hessen borrowed Natorp’s hierarchical triad of moral development — anomie, heteronomy, and autonomy — lacks a solid ground. Moreover, Natorp generally does not use the concept of anomie to characterise the state of morality and legal consciousness during early childhood, and Rubinstein’s position on this issue is closer to the position of Natorp than to that of Hessen. Furthermore, I examine the differences in the views of the Russian Neo-Kantians on play as an activity crucial for the understanding of human childhood. According to Hessen, play is anomic, whereas Rubinstein sees it as a collaborative activity that can engender respect for other people and their rights, i.e., to legal consciousness. In conclusion, I address Hessen’s and Rubinstein’s understandings of the phenomena of law and legal consciousness, which determined their definitions of legal consciousness in children. Unlike Hessen, who insists that anomie is innate in early childhood, since children of that age are unfamiliar with ethical categories, Rubinstein introduces the concept of “legal psychology,” which contains the germs of legal consciousness.

Francisco Varela: Neurofenomenología y ciencias cognitivas. De la acción encarnada a la habilidad ética

This article aims to account for the elusive phenomenon of consciousness from the original perspective neurophenomenology of Francisco Varela, who from concepts such as neuroplasticity, enaction and emergency explains how occur brain processes that underlie consciousness and unity of the experience. Describing as consciousness appears in living flesh: in regulation with the whole body; in their sensorimotor relations with the world and a network inter-subjective actions and language.

인식의 전환을 통한 분노 이해와 교육 가능성: 수업사례분석을 토대로

This study defined anger as a conscious phenomenon and identified the sources of anger from a perceived perspective. Also, the study investigated whether an educational approach to anger would bring about any change in perception. Researcher analyzed the experiences of the students who attended a class, Educational Research, using empirical methodology. The class was offered by the Department of Education at Ewha Womans University from September 6 to December 20, 201 3. The c lass focused on the phenomenon of anger and the instructor required students to verify their consciousness of anger and analyze it to transform cognition. Study results are as follows. First, participants expressed anger instead of emotions such as displeasure, disappointment, depression, and regret. They used to deny and evade anger because of negative feelings, and they ascribed the cause of anger to parental child-rearing attitudes and social atmosphere. Second, participants realized that anger is caused by individual subjective interpretation and that subjective interpretation is based on irrational beliefs. They also realized that irrational beliefs influence their own self, relationship and their lives. Finally, participants understood anger as a part of life and not something to avoid. In addition, they figured out that they can choose how to respond to anger in a given situation. They experienced cognitive transformation not only of anger but also their own selves, lives, and relationships.

Роль феномену національної свідомості у державно-правовому просторі

Роль феномену національної свідомості у державно-правовому просторі

METHODOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

In 2004 the European Economic Commission developed the Strategy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The aim of the strategy is the promotion of education for sustainable development and its inclusion in the system of formal and informal education. The authors propose the measures for the acceleration of ESD distribution at the international level because international cooperation in education can be considered as a contribution of countries to the implementation of global transition to sustainable development. The authors’ concept of the phenomenon of ecological consciousness and the conditions of its formation are considered. The main problems of ESD efficiency are defined and criteria for its evaluation are offered. Integral features of the personality as an indispensable component of ESD are described.