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Brain, Consciousness, and God
(August 2015)
A Lonerganian Integration
Daniel A. Helminiak - Author
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A constructive critique of neuropsychological research on human consciousness and religious experience that applies the thought of Bernard Lonergan.
Brain, Consciousness, and God is a constructive critique of neuroscientific research on human consciousness and religious experience. An adequate epistemology—a theory of knowledge—is needed to address this topic, but today there exists no consensus on what human ...(Read More) |
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The Illusion of Will, Self, and Time
(June 2015)
William James's Reluctant Guide to Enlightenment
Jonathan Bricklin - Author
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Discusses how William James’s work suggests a world without will, self, or time and how research supports this perspective.
William James is often considered a scientist compromised by his advocacy of mysticism and parapsychology. Jonathan Bricklin argues James can also be viewed as a mystic compromised by his commitment to common sense. James wanted to believe in will, self, and time, but his deepest insights sug...(Read More) |
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Process Approaches to Consciousness in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy of Mind
(November 2009)
Michel Weber - Editor
Anderson Weekes - Editor
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Opens a dialogue between process philosophy and contemporary consciousness studies.
This collection opens a dialogue between process philosophy and contemporary consciousness studies. Approaching consciousness from diverse disciplinary perspectives—philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, neuropathology, psychotherapy, biology, animal ethology, and physics—the contributors offer empirical and philosoph...(Read More) |
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Mysticism, Mind, Consciousness
(June 1999)
Robert K. C. Forman - Author
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Challenges the prevailing view that mystical experience is shaped by language and culture and argues that mystical experience is a direct encounter with consciousness itself.
In an exploration of mystical texts from ancient India and China to medieval Europe and modern day America, Robert K. C. Forman, one of the leading voices in the study of mystical experiences, argues that the various levels of mysticism may not be shaped by cultur...(Read More) |
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Changes of Mind
(March 1996)
A Holonomic Theory of the Evolution of Consciousness
Jenny Wade - Author
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An original theory of the development of consciousness that brings together research from neurology, new-paradigm studies, psychology, and mysticism.
"In this stunningly original book, Dr. Wade presents a theory of development that begins before birth and ends after death. She extends the boundaries of development in a way that leads us to rethink the nature of consciousness and the relation of consciousness to t...(Read More) |
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