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Max Velmans
Max Velmans (born 27 May 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He co-founded the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society in 1994, and served as its chair from 2003 to 2006. He was appointed National Visiting Professor for 2010–2011 by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, and in 2011 was elected to the British Academy of Social Sciences.
Velmans has around 100 publications in the area of consciousness studies, including Understanding Consciousness (2000). In his map of prominent theories of consciousness Francisco Varela categorises Velmans' work as non-reductionist, stressing the importance of first-person accounts of the phenomenology of consciousness, as well as third-person accounts of brain states and functions, which in Velmans' work are thought of as complementary.
Velmans is principally known for the theory of consciousness called "reflexive monism," in which the materialist/dualist gap is bridged by placing aspects of human consciousness in the experienced world, rather than within the brain; the theory also combines facets of realism with facets of idealism, though it falls short of avowing the necessity of perception to the existence of reality per se (the principle of "esse est percipi").
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Heartbeat (company)
Heartbeat (sometimes Heart Beat) was a Japanese video game developer, famous for developing the sixth and seventh installments of the Dragon Quest series. Heartbeat also developed a remake of Dragon Quest IV. Plans to localize this remake in North America were halted when the employees of Heartbeat decided to take a sabbatical. The company stated its reason was "the raise of development costs", despite the massive financial success of its games. The company no longer exists but several of its members have created Genius Sonority, a company that develops games for Nintendo.
Games
Super NES
PlayStation
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External links
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Heartbeat (2PM song)
"Heartbeat" is a song by K-pop band 2PM. It was released on November 10, 2009, as the lead single for The First Album 01:59PM. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Gaon Chart.
Promotion
Six teaser videos, each featuring one of the band members, were released in the weeks leading up to the album's release on YouTube. The videos started with various close-up shots of the band members hooked up to medical equipment and speaking. The videos then pan to a heartbeat monitor, play a short clip of the song, and displays the text "What is your Heartbeating for?" Taecyeon's video mentioned the inclusion of seven members in the band, although the seventh member (Jaebeom) exited the group before release of "Heartbeat."
Release and chart performance
The song peaked at #1 on the Gaon Chart.
Music video
The song's music video was released on November 11, 2009, the day after the song's release. It features dark, moody visuals. The color palette is mostly blacks, greys, and whites. It is the band's first music video to exclude Jaebeom, who left the band a few months before the video's release.
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List of Heartbeat characters
The British period police drama Heartbeat ran from 1992 to 2010. The 18th and final series ended on 12 September 2010.
Within each category, characters are listed in order of first appearance. Only regular and recurring characters are included. Each episode typically also features half a dozen or more actors whose characters appear in that episode only.
Police
Aidensfield village "bobbies"
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Episode
An episode is a coherent narrative unit within a larger dramatic work such as a film or television series. An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Most are from 20 to 40 minutes in length.
The word derives from the ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisodion), meaning the material contained between two songs or odes in a Greek tragedy.
See also
References
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Episode (disambiguation)
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program.
Episode may also refer to:
See also
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Short films by Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985. In addition to producing 18 feature films, the studio has produced several short films, including commercials, films for the Ghibli Museum, music videos, and works released directly to video.
Commercials
Studio Ghibli has created and produced a variety of different commercials.
Nandarō
Nandarō (なんだろう, lit. What Is It?) was a series of commercial spots for NTV which were created by Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli. The spots first aired during November 1992, and featured one 15-second spot and four 5-second spots. They have been released on both the Ghibli ga Ippai LaserDisc box set and the Ghibli ga Ippai Special Short Short DVD set.
Music videos
Studio Ghibli (and its subsidiary Studio Kajino) have created a number of music videos.
On Your Mark
"On Your Mark" (オン・ユア・マーク, On Yua Māku) is a song by the Japanese rock duo Chage & Aska. At their request, animator Hayao Miyazaki produced a music video for the song. The music video was created in 1995, is entirely animated, has no dialogue, and runs for about six and a half minutes. The song was used in advertisements for NEC, and was shown at the theatrical release of Whisper of the Heart in Japan.
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Max Velmans on How to Understand Causal Interactions between Consciousness and Brain
This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the brain was the subject of a webinar sponsored by the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society on 29th April 2021. See https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/consciousness-and-experiential-psychology-section/. Abstract. In everyday life we take it for granted that we have conscious control of some of our actions and that the part of us that exercises conscious control is the conscious mind. Psychosomatic medicine also assumes that the conscious mind can affect body states, and this is supported by evidence that the use of imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback and other ‘mental interventions’ can be therapeutic in a variety if conditions. However, there is no accep...
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Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness"
This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the major transitions in Max Velmans' own journey into a deeper understanding of consciousness. This included potent extraordinary experiences as well as ordinary experiences along with an in-depth scientific and philosophical study of consciousness for over 50 years. From this he developed Reflexive Monism, an integrative Western understanding of human consciousness as being one manifestation of a conscious, self-observing universe -- an understanding that converges closely with the non-dual Integral Vedanta of Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, and Aurobindo. In this talk he describes one early formative mystical experience along with some of the major intellectual steps that guided his way. Rendered and edited f...
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Max Velmans on "From West towards East in Five Simple Steps"
Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a careful, Western analysis of ordinary conscious experience towards a more Eastern understanding of its transformative potential in five simple steps. Step 1: accept that the boundaries of ordinary conscious experience encompass the entire phenomenal world, which requires an understanding of reflexivity and perceptual projection. Step 2: accept that experiences arise from somewhere—that there is a chain of normally unconscious/preconscious causation that precedes the arising of each experience that one can investigate in both a third- and first-person way. Step 3: accept that it is only when entities, events and processes are directly experienced that they become real-ized in the sense of becoming subjec...
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Max Velmans
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Just Nowhere Episode 4 Max Velmans Consciousness; the Unconscious; Panpsychism; Conscious Universe
(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Zinner (Aulla, Tuscany, Italy) interviews with Max Velmans (Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London) on the origins of consciousness and the role of the unconscious and free will. Other topics discussed include panpsychism, the conscious universe, and autistic savants. Links mentioned in the interview: Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw Max Velmans, Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being: https://www.academia.edu/48185002/Is_the_Universe_Conscious_Reflexive_Monism_and_the_Ground_of_Being Support this channel with a donation: Paypal link: https://paypal.me/justnowher...
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Is the Universe Conscious?
This talk is based on an invited lecture given at a conference on Consciousness Unbound: Liberating mind from the tyranny of materialism, organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network on September, 25th, 2021. It suggest a different way to understand the many ways in which humans and other sentient beings are natural expressions of a reflexive, self-observing universe and the many ways in which this universe might be conscious. The talk introduces and summarizes the detailed analysis given in Velmans, M. (2021) "Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being", in Kelly, E. and Marshall, P. (eds.) Consciousness Unbound. Rowman and Littlefield. The presentation introduces ancient dualist and monist attempts to understand how consciousness, min...
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The Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies
Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies" was a keynote given by Max Velmans at an Annual Gathering of the Scientific and Medical Network (UK) on the "Future of Consciousness Studies" hosted at the Latimer Estate, Chesham, on 6th July, 2019. The lecture ranges over the ancient roots of thinking about consciousnes, the formation of scientific explorations of consciousness and the foundation of psychology, the current state of consciousness studies, and emerging trends that suggest a trajectory towards the future. It argues that, ultimately, the future of consciousness studies converges with its ancient past.
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Experiences of a Self-observing Universe
This talk for a webinar organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network in November, 17th, 2022, outlines the ways in which both ordinary experiences and mystical experiences are reflexive, supporting the view that we are manifestations of a self-observing universe. We address fundamental confusions that prevent a clear understanding of how consciousness relates to the world described by physics, the relationship of consciousness to mind, and the relationship of consciousness to self. Finally, we touch on how consciousness relates to matter/energy within the primordial nature of the ground of being, and the various ways in which that can be known. For useful background reading see Velmans (2021) “Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being”...
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Free Will and the Nature of Self
This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in neuroscience. Intended for transmission to both China and the West, the film was the opening episode in a planned series on BAD KNOWLEDGE, created by China Entertainment Ltd., Hollywood, L.A. BAD KNOWLEDGE is intended here to signify "challenging knowledge", posed in this case by evidence that neural activation of voluntary action precedes the conscious intention to carry out those acts, challenging our sense of conscious agency, freedom to act, and moral responsibility. However, the film demonstrates how the neuroscientific evidence is compatible with the agency, freedom and responsibility that we normally experience, provided that one adopts a more inclusive, deeply grounded sense of Self. Max Vel...
published: 30 Aug 2022
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Max Velmans on How to Understand Causal Interactions between Consciousness and Brain
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This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the brain was the subject of a webinar sponsored by the Consciousness and E...
This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the brain was the subject of a webinar sponsored by the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society on 29th April 2021. See https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/consciousness-and-experiential-psychology-section/.
Abstract. In everyday life we take it for granted that we have conscious control of some of our actions and that the part of us that exercises conscious control is the conscious mind. Psychosomatic medicine also assumes that the conscious mind can affect body states, and this is supported by evidence that the use of imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback and other ‘mental interventions’ can be therapeutic in a variety if conditions. However, there is no accepted theory of mind/body interaction and this has had a detrimental effect on the acceptance of mental causation in science, philosophy and in many areas of clinical practice. Biomedical accounts typically translate the effects of mind into the effects of brain functioning, for example, explaining mind/body interactions in terms of the interconnections and reciprocal control of cortical, neuroendocrine, autonomic and immune systems. While such accounts are instructive, they are implicitly reductionist, and beg the question of how conscious experience could have bodily effects. On the other hand, non-reductionist accounts have to cope with three problems: 1) The physical world appears causally closed, which would seem to leave no room for conscious causation. 2) One is not conscious of one’s own body processing, so how could there be conscious control of such processing? 3) Conscious experiences appear to come too late to causally effect the processes to which they most obviously relate. This talk suggests a dual-aspect, monist solution to these problems in which conscious experiences and associated brain states are thought of as complementary first- and third-person ways of knowing the operations of a fundamentally psychophysical mind and discusses the consequences of this shift in perspective for clinical practice.
For online references see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Velmans/research or https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MaxVelmans
https://wn.com/Max_Velmans_On_How_To_Understand_Causal_Interactions_Between_Consciousness_And_Brain
This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the brain was the subject of a webinar sponsored by the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society on 29th April 2021. See https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/consciousness-and-experiential-psychology-section/.
Abstract. In everyday life we take it for granted that we have conscious control of some of our actions and that the part of us that exercises conscious control is the conscious mind. Psychosomatic medicine also assumes that the conscious mind can affect body states, and this is supported by evidence that the use of imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback and other ‘mental interventions’ can be therapeutic in a variety if conditions. However, there is no accepted theory of mind/body interaction and this has had a detrimental effect on the acceptance of mental causation in science, philosophy and in many areas of clinical practice. Biomedical accounts typically translate the effects of mind into the effects of brain functioning, for example, explaining mind/body interactions in terms of the interconnections and reciprocal control of cortical, neuroendocrine, autonomic and immune systems. While such accounts are instructive, they are implicitly reductionist, and beg the question of how conscious experience could have bodily effects. On the other hand, non-reductionist accounts have to cope with three problems: 1) The physical world appears causally closed, which would seem to leave no room for conscious causation. 2) One is not conscious of one’s own body processing, so how could there be conscious control of such processing? 3) Conscious experiences appear to come too late to causally effect the processes to which they most obviously relate. This talk suggests a dual-aspect, monist solution to these problems in which conscious experiences and associated brain states are thought of as complementary first- and third-person ways of knowing the operations of a fundamentally psychophysical mind and discusses the consequences of this shift in perspective for clinical practice.
For online references see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Velmans/research or https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MaxVelmans
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Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness"
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This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the major transitions in Max Velmans' own journey into a deeper understandin...
This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the major transitions in Max Velmans' own journey into a deeper understanding of consciousness. This included potent extraordinary experiences as well as ordinary experiences along with an in-depth scientific and philosophical study of consciousness for over 50 years. From this he developed Reflexive Monism, an integrative Western understanding of human consciousness as being one manifestation of a conscious, self-observing universe -- an understanding that converges closely with the non-dual Integral Vedanta of Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, and Aurobindo. In this talk he describes one early formative mystical experience along with some of the major intellectual steps that guided his way.
Rendered and edited from the streamed zoom transmission and the original source material by Russ Pariseau.
https://wn.com/Max_Velmans_On_Only_Connect._A_Personal_Journey_Into_Consciousness
This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the major transitions in Max Velmans' own journey into a deeper understanding of consciousness. This included potent extraordinary experiences as well as ordinary experiences along with an in-depth scientific and philosophical study of consciousness for over 50 years. From this he developed Reflexive Monism, an integrative Western understanding of human consciousness as being one manifestation of a conscious, self-observing universe -- an understanding that converges closely with the non-dual Integral Vedanta of Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, and Aurobindo. In this talk he describes one early formative mystical experience along with some of the major intellectual steps that guided his way.
Rendered and edited from the streamed zoom transmission and the original source material by Russ Pariseau.
- published: 03 Aug 2022
- views: 548
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Max Velmans on "From West towards East in Five Simple Steps"
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- Duration: 1:44:42
- Uploaded Date: 24 Aug 2014
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Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a careful, Western analysis of ordinary conscious experience towards a mor...
Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a careful, Western analysis of ordinary conscious experience towards a more Eastern understanding of its transformative potential in five simple steps. Step 1: accept that the boundaries of ordinary conscious experience encompass the entire phenomenal world, which requires an understanding of reflexivity and perceptual projection. Step 2: accept that experiences arise from somewhere—that there is a chain of normally unconscious/preconscious causation that precedes the arising of each experience that one can investigate in both a third- and first-person way. Step 3: accept that it is only when entities, events and processes are directly experienced that they become real-ized in the sense of becoming subjectively real, and that this applies not just to everyday conscious processes such as speaking, reading and thinking, but also to one’s conscious sense of Self. Step 4: accept an expanded sense of Self that includes not just one’s conscious Ego but also the unconscious embedding and supporting ground of which it is an expression. Step 5: accept that human consciousness is not a “freak accident of nature”; rather it is one natural expression of what the universe is like (although we have some way to go to discover the precise psychophysical laws that govern how conscious experiences relate to their associated material forms). I then show how these aspects of Reflexive Monism take one in the direction of Advaita Vedanta and other forms of perennial philosophy—although the point of balance between Eastern and Western ways of understanding mind, consciousness and self may need to be somewhere midway between the two.
Suggested readings: the book Understanding Consciousness Edition 2 (2009-particularly Chapters 12 and 14); online papers: How to arrive at an Eastern Place from a Western direction (2013); Reflexive Monism: Psychophysical relations among mind, matter and consciousness (2012); Reflexive Monism (2008)
Max Velmans, initially an Electrical Engineer (Sydney) with a PhD in Psychology (London) was a Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley and is currently Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Visiting Professor in Consciousness Studies, University of Plymouth. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and has been involved in consciousness studies for almost 40 years. His main research focus is on integrating work on the philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology of consciousness, and, more recently, on East-West integrative approaches. He has around 100 publications on these topics. His book Understanding Consciousness (2000) was short-listed for the British Psychological Society book award in 2001 and 2002, and is now in its second (2009) edition. Other publications include The Science of Consciousness: Psychological, Neuropsychological and Clinical Reviews (1996), Investigating Phenomenal Consciousness: New Methodologies and Maps (2000), How Could Conscious Experiences Affect Brains? (2003), and (with Susan Schneider) The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (2007). He was a co-founder and, from 2004-2006, Chair of the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, and an Indian Council of Philosophical Research National Visiting Professor for 2010-2011. See http://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/velmans/
https://wn.com/Max_Velmans_On_From_West_Towards_East_In_Five_Simple_Steps
Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a careful, Western analysis of ordinary conscious experience towards a more Eastern understanding of its transformative potential in five simple steps. Step 1: accept that the boundaries of ordinary conscious experience encompass the entire phenomenal world, which requires an understanding of reflexivity and perceptual projection. Step 2: accept that experiences arise from somewhere—that there is a chain of normally unconscious/preconscious causation that precedes the arising of each experience that one can investigate in both a third- and first-person way. Step 3: accept that it is only when entities, events and processes are directly experienced that they become real-ized in the sense of becoming subjectively real, and that this applies not just to everyday conscious processes such as speaking, reading and thinking, but also to one’s conscious sense of Self. Step 4: accept an expanded sense of Self that includes not just one’s conscious Ego but also the unconscious embedding and supporting ground of which it is an expression. Step 5: accept that human consciousness is not a “freak accident of nature”; rather it is one natural expression of what the universe is like (although we have some way to go to discover the precise psychophysical laws that govern how conscious experiences relate to their associated material forms). I then show how these aspects of Reflexive Monism take one in the direction of Advaita Vedanta and other forms of perennial philosophy—although the point of balance between Eastern and Western ways of understanding mind, consciousness and self may need to be somewhere midway between the two.
Suggested readings: the book Understanding Consciousness Edition 2 (2009-particularly Chapters 12 and 14); online papers: How to arrive at an Eastern Place from a Western direction (2013); Reflexive Monism: Psychophysical relations among mind, matter and consciousness (2012); Reflexive Monism (2008)
Max Velmans, initially an Electrical Engineer (Sydney) with a PhD in Psychology (London) was a Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley and is currently Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Visiting Professor in Consciousness Studies, University of Plymouth. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and has been involved in consciousness studies for almost 40 years. His main research focus is on integrating work on the philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology of consciousness, and, more recently, on East-West integrative approaches. He has around 100 publications on these topics. His book Understanding Consciousness (2000) was short-listed for the British Psychological Society book award in 2001 and 2002, and is now in its second (2009) edition. Other publications include The Science of Consciousness: Psychological, Neuropsychological and Clinical Reviews (1996), Investigating Phenomenal Consciousness: New Methodologies and Maps (2000), How Could Conscious Experiences Affect Brains? (2003), and (with Susan Schneider) The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (2007). He was a co-founder and, from 2004-2006, Chair of the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, and an Indian Council of Philosophical Research National Visiting Professor for 2010-2011. See http://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/velmans/
- published: 24 Aug 2014
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Max Velmans
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Just Nowhere Episode 4 Max Velmans Consciousness; the Unconscious; Panpsychism; Conscious Universe
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- Uploaded Date: 21 Dec 2022
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(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Zinner (Aulla, Tuscany, Italy) interviews with Max Velmans (Professor E...
(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Zinner (Aulla, Tuscany, Italy) interviews with Max Velmans (Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London) on the origins of consciousness and the role of the unconscious and free will. Other topics discussed include panpsychism, the conscious universe, and autistic savants.
Links mentioned in the interview:
Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
Max Velmans, Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being: https://www.academia.edu/48185002/Is_the_Universe_Conscious_Reflexive_Monism_and_the_Ground_of_Being
Support this channel with a donation:
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(Video Music Details: Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
https://wn.com/Just_Nowhere_Episode_4_Max_Velmans_Consciousness_The_Unconscious_Panpsychism_Conscious_Universe
(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Zinner (Aulla, Tuscany, Italy) interviews with Max Velmans (Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London) on the origins of consciousness and the role of the unconscious and free will. Other topics discussed include panpsychism, the conscious universe, and autistic savants.
Links mentioned in the interview:
Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
Max Velmans, Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being: https://www.academia.edu/48185002/Is_the_Universe_Conscious_Reflexive_Monism_and_the_Ground_of_Being
Support this channel with a donation:
Paypal link: https://paypal.me/justnowhere1
Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=64116798
(Video Music Details: Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
- published: 21 Dec 2022
- views: 56
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Is the Universe Conscious?
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- Duration: 59:33
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This talk is based on an invited lecture given at a conference on Consciousness Unbound: Liberating mind from the tyranny of materialism, organised by the Galil...
This talk is based on an invited lecture given at a conference on Consciousness Unbound: Liberating mind from the tyranny of materialism, organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network on September, 25th, 2021. It suggest a different way to understand the many ways in which humans and other sentient beings are natural expressions of a reflexive, self-observing universe and the many ways in which this universe might be conscious. The talk introduces and summarizes the detailed analysis given in Velmans, M. (2021) "Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being", in Kelly, E. and Marshall, P. (eds.) Consciousness Unbound. Rowman and Littlefield. The presentation introduces ancient dualist and monist attempts to understand how consciousness, mind, self and soul relate to brain, body and the material world. It then contrasts modern dualist and materialist- reductionist visions of the universe with reflexive monism, the view that the universe is reflexive and self-observing. It explains ways in which the latter requires a paradigm shift in which consciousness and its material accompaniments are entirely natural consequences of what the universe is like, exempified by the dual-aspect monist nature of the human mind and that of other sentient beings. The presentation then introduces different ways to explore the ground of being, and makes connections with Eastern as well as Western philosophy.
https://wn.com/Is_The_Universe_Conscious
This talk is based on an invited lecture given at a conference on Consciousness Unbound: Liberating mind from the tyranny of materialism, organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network on September, 25th, 2021. It suggest a different way to understand the many ways in which humans and other sentient beings are natural expressions of a reflexive, self-observing universe and the many ways in which this universe might be conscious. The talk introduces and summarizes the detailed analysis given in Velmans, M. (2021) "Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being", in Kelly, E. and Marshall, P. (eds.) Consciousness Unbound. Rowman and Littlefield. The presentation introduces ancient dualist and monist attempts to understand how consciousness, mind, self and soul relate to brain, body and the material world. It then contrasts modern dualist and materialist- reductionist visions of the universe with reflexive monism, the view that the universe is reflexive and self-observing. It explains ways in which the latter requires a paradigm shift in which consciousness and its material accompaniments are entirely natural consequences of what the universe is like, exempified by the dual-aspect monist nature of the human mind and that of other sentient beings. The presentation then introduces different ways to explore the ground of being, and makes connections with Eastern as well as Western philosophy.
- published: 17 Jul 2020
- views: 2064
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The Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies
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- Uploaded Date: 21 Sep 2019
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Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies" was a keynote given by Max Velmans at an Annual Gathering...
Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies" was a keynote given by Max Velmans at an Annual Gathering of the Scientific and Medical Network (UK) on the "Future of Consciousness Studies" hosted at the Latimer Estate, Chesham, on 6th July, 2019. The lecture ranges over the ancient roots of thinking about consciousnes, the formation of scientific explorations of consciousness and the foundation of psychology, the current state of consciousness studies, and emerging trends that suggest a trajectory towards the future. It argues that, ultimately, the future of consciousness studies converges with its ancient past.
https://wn.com/The_Ancient_History_And_Future_Of_Consciousness_Studies
Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies" was a keynote given by Max Velmans at an Annual Gathering of the Scientific and Medical Network (UK) on the "Future of Consciousness Studies" hosted at the Latimer Estate, Chesham, on 6th July, 2019. The lecture ranges over the ancient roots of thinking about consciousnes, the formation of scientific explorations of consciousness and the foundation of psychology, the current state of consciousness studies, and emerging trends that suggest a trajectory towards the future. It argues that, ultimately, the future of consciousness studies converges with its ancient past.
- published: 21 Sep 2019
- views: 1524
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Experiences of a Self-observing Universe
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This talk for a webinar organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network in November, 17th, 2022, outlines the ways in which both ordin...
This talk for a webinar organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network in November, 17th, 2022, outlines the ways in which both ordinary experiences and mystical experiences are reflexive, supporting the view that we are manifestations of a self-observing universe. We address fundamental confusions that prevent a clear understanding of how consciousness relates to the world described by physics, the relationship of consciousness to mind, and the relationship of consciousness to self. Finally, we touch on how consciousness relates to matter/energy within the primordial nature of the ground of being, and the various ways in which that can be known. For useful background reading see Velmans (2021) “Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being” at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308047. For an introduction to the development of this analysis, see also “Only connect: A personal journey into consciousness” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
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This talk for a webinar organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network in November, 17th, 2022, outlines the ways in which both ordinary experiences and mystical experiences are reflexive, supporting the view that we are manifestations of a self-observing universe. We address fundamental confusions that prevent a clear understanding of how consciousness relates to the world described by physics, the relationship of consciousness to mind, and the relationship of consciousness to self. Finally, we touch on how consciousness relates to matter/energy within the primordial nature of the ground of being, and the various ways in which that can be known. For useful background reading see Velmans (2021) “Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being” at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308047. For an introduction to the development of this analysis, see also “Only connect: A personal journey into consciousness” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
- published: 14 Mar 2023
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Free Will and the Nature of Self
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This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in neuroscience. Intended for transmission to both China and the West, th...
This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in neuroscience. Intended for transmission to both China and the West, the film was the opening episode in a planned series on BAD KNOWLEDGE, created by China Entertainment Ltd., Hollywood, L.A. BAD KNOWLEDGE is intended here to signify "challenging knowledge", posed in this case by evidence that neural activation of voluntary action precedes the conscious intention to carry out those acts, challenging our sense of conscious agency, freedom to act, and moral responsibility. However, the film demonstrates how the neuroscientific evidence is compatible with the agency, freedom and responsibility that we normally experience, provided that one adopts a more inclusive, deeply grounded sense of Self.
Max Velmans' presentation is English, interactions with Chinese professionals are both in Chinese and English, all speech has both Chinese and English subtitles, and all illustrations and animations are created by China Entertainment Ltd.
The themes introduced in this presentation are also developed in detail in
Velmans, M. (2002) How could conscious experiences affect brains? Journal of Consciousness Studies, 9(11), 3-29. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233561577
Velmans, M. (2003) Preconscious free will. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10(12), 42-61. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233671583
Velmans, M. (2014) Conscious agency and the preconscious/unconscious self. In S. Menon, A. Sinha, B.V. Sreekantan (eds) Consciousness and Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Springer, 11-25. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259773091
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This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in neuroscience. Intended for transmission to both China and the West, the film was the opening episode in a planned series on BAD KNOWLEDGE, created by China Entertainment Ltd., Hollywood, L.A. BAD KNOWLEDGE is intended here to signify "challenging knowledge", posed in this case by evidence that neural activation of voluntary action precedes the conscious intention to carry out those acts, challenging our sense of conscious agency, freedom to act, and moral responsibility. However, the film demonstrates how the neuroscientific evidence is compatible with the agency, freedom and responsibility that we normally experience, provided that one adopts a more inclusive, deeply grounded sense of Self.
Max Velmans' presentation is English, interactions with Chinese professionals are both in Chinese and English, all speech has both Chinese and English subtitles, and all illustrations and animations are created by China Entertainment Ltd.
The themes introduced in this presentation are also developed in detail in
Velmans, M. (2002) How could conscious experiences affect brains? Journal of Consciousness Studies, 9(11), 3-29. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233561577
Velmans, M. (2003) Preconscious free will. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10(12), 42-61. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233671583
Velmans, M. (2014) Conscious agency and the preconscious/unconscious self. In S. Menon, A. Sinha, B.V. Sreekantan (eds) Consciousness and Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Springer, 11-25. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259773091
- published: 30 Aug 2022
- views: 263
51:53
Max Velmans on How to Understand Causal Interactions between Consciousness and Brain
This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the b...
published: 01 May 2021
Max Velmans on How to Understand Causal Interactions between Consciousness and Brain
Max Velmans on How to Understand Causal Interactions between Consciousness and Brain
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This introduction to how to understand causal interactions between consciousness and the brain was the subject of a webinar sponsored by the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society on 29th April 2021. See https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/consciousness-and-experiential-psychology-section/.
Abstract. In everyday life we take it for granted that we have conscious control of some of our actions and that the part of us that exercises conscious control is the conscious mind. Psychosomatic medicine also assumes that the conscious mind can affect body states, and this is supported by evidence that the use of imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback and other ‘mental interventions’ can be therapeutic in a variety if conditions. However, there is no accepted theory of mind/body interaction and this has had a detrimental effect on the acceptance of mental causation in science, philosophy and in many areas of clinical practice. Biomedical accounts typically translate the effects of mind into the effects of brain functioning, for example, explaining mind/body interactions in terms of the interconnections and reciprocal control of cortical, neuroendocrine, autonomic and immune systems. While such accounts are instructive, they are implicitly reductionist, and beg the question of how conscious experience could have bodily effects. On the other hand, non-reductionist accounts have to cope with three problems: 1) The physical world appears causally closed, which would seem to leave no room for conscious causation. 2) One is not conscious of one’s own body processing, so how could there be conscious control of such processing? 3) Conscious experiences appear to come too late to causally effect the processes to which they most obviously relate. This talk suggests a dual-aspect, monist solution to these problems in which conscious experiences and associated brain states are thought of as complementary first- and third-person ways of knowing the operations of a fundamentally psychophysical mind and discusses the consequences of this shift in perspective for clinical practice.
For online references see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Velmans/research or https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MaxVelmans
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Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness"
This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the ma...
published: 03 Aug 2022
Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness"
Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness"
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This talk, given at Totnes Consciousness Cafe on 1st July, 2022, describes some of the major transitions in Max Velmans' own journey into a deeper understanding of consciousness. This included potent extraordinary experiences as well as ordinary experiences along with an in-depth scientific and philosophical study of consciousness for over 50 years. From this he developed Reflexive Monism, an integrative Western understanding of human consciousness as being one manifestation of a conscious, self-observing universe -- an understanding that converges closely with the non-dual Integral Vedanta of Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, and Aurobindo. In this talk he describes one early formative mystical experience along with some of the major intellectual steps that guided his way.
Rendered and edited from the streamed zoom transmission and the original source material by Russ Pariseau.
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Max Velmans on "From West towards East in Five Simple Steps"
Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a ca...
published: 24 Aug 2014
Max Velmans on "From West towards East in Five Simple Steps"
Max Velmans on "From West towards East in Five Simple Steps"
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Drawing on some aspects of Reflexive Monism, this talk suggests how one can move from a careful, Western analysis of ordinary conscious experience towards a more Eastern understanding of its transformative potential in five simple steps. Step 1: accept that the boundaries of ordinary conscious experience encompass the entire phenomenal world, which requires an understanding of reflexivity and perceptual projection. Step 2: accept that experiences arise from somewhere—that there is a chain of normally unconscious/preconscious causation that precedes the arising of each experience that one can investigate in both a third- and first-person way. Step 3: accept that it is only when entities, events and processes are directly experienced that they become real-ized in the sense of becoming subjectively real, and that this applies not just to everyday conscious processes such as speaking, reading and thinking, but also to one’s conscious sense of Self. Step 4: accept an expanded sense of Self that includes not just one’s conscious Ego but also the unconscious embedding and supporting ground of which it is an expression. Step 5: accept that human consciousness is not a “freak accident of nature”; rather it is one natural expression of what the universe is like (although we have some way to go to discover the precise psychophysical laws that govern how conscious experiences relate to their associated material forms). I then show how these aspects of Reflexive Monism take one in the direction of Advaita Vedanta and other forms of perennial philosophy—although the point of balance between Eastern and Western ways of understanding mind, consciousness and self may need to be somewhere midway between the two.
Suggested readings: the book Understanding Consciousness Edition 2 (2009-particularly Chapters 12 and 14); online papers: How to arrive at an Eastern Place from a Western direction (2013); Reflexive Monism: Psychophysical relations among mind, matter and consciousness (2012); Reflexive Monism (2008)
Max Velmans, initially an Electrical Engineer (Sydney) with a PhD in Psychology (London) was a Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley and is currently Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Visiting Professor in Consciousness Studies, University of Plymouth. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and has been involved in consciousness studies for almost 40 years. His main research focus is on integrating work on the philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology of consciousness, and, more recently, on East-West integrative approaches. He has around 100 publications on these topics. His book Understanding Consciousness (2000) was short-listed for the British Psychological Society book award in 2001 and 2002, and is now in its second (2009) edition. Other publications include The Science of Consciousness: Psychological, Neuropsychological and Clinical Reviews (1996), Investigating Phenomenal Consciousness: New Methodologies and Maps (2000), How Could Conscious Experiences Affect Brains? (2003), and (with Susan Schneider) The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (2007). He was a co-founder and, from 2004-2006, Chair of the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, and an Indian Council of Philosophical Research National Visiting Professor for 2010-2011. See http://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/velmans/
1:17:29
Just Nowhere Episode 4 Max Velmans Consciousness; the Unconscious; Panpsychism; Conscious Universe
(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Z...
published: 21 Dec 2022
Just Nowhere Episode 4 Max Velmans Consciousness; the Unconscious; Panpsychism; Conscious Universe
Just Nowhere Episode 4 Max Velmans Consciousness; the Unconscious; Panpsychism; Conscious Universe
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(I am moving this earlier episode from the LIVE list to the VIDEO list here). Dr. Samuel Zinner (Aulla, Tuscany, Italy) interviews with Max Velmans (Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London) on the origins of consciousness and the role of the unconscious and free will. Other topics discussed include panpsychism, the conscious universe, and autistic savants.
Links mentioned in the interview:
Max Velmans on "Only Connect. A Personal Journey into Consciousness": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
Max Velmans, Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being: https://www.academia.edu/48185002/Is_the_Universe_Conscious_Reflexive_Monism_and_the_Ground_of_Being
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Is the Universe Conscious?
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published: 17 Jul 2020
Is the Universe Conscious?
Is the Universe Conscious?
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This talk is based on an invited lecture given at a conference on Consciousness Unbound: Liberating mind from the tyranny of materialism, organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network on September, 25th, 2021. It suggest a different way to understand the many ways in which humans and other sentient beings are natural expressions of a reflexive, self-observing universe and the many ways in which this universe might be conscious. The talk introduces and summarizes the detailed analysis given in Velmans, M. (2021) "Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being", in Kelly, E. and Marshall, P. (eds.) Consciousness Unbound. Rowman and Littlefield. The presentation introduces ancient dualist and monist attempts to understand how consciousness, mind, self and soul relate to brain, body and the material world. It then contrasts modern dualist and materialist- reductionist visions of the universe with reflexive monism, the view that the universe is reflexive and self-observing. It explains ways in which the latter requires a paradigm shift in which consciousness and its material accompaniments are entirely natural consequences of what the universe is like, exempified by the dual-aspect monist nature of the human mind and that of other sentient beings. The presentation then introduces different ways to explore the ground of being, and makes connections with Eastern as well as Western philosophy.
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The Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies
Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousn...
published: 21 Sep 2019
The Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies
The Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies
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Introduced by Peter Fenwick, this lecture on the "Ancient History and Future of Consciousness Studies" was a keynote given by Max Velmans at an Annual Gathering of the Scientific and Medical Network (UK) on the "Future of Consciousness Studies" hosted at the Latimer Estate, Chesham, on 6th July, 2019. The lecture ranges over the ancient roots of thinking about consciousnes, the formation of scientific explorations of consciousness and the foundation of psychology, the current state of consciousness studies, and emerging trends that suggest a trajectory towards the future. It argues that, ultimately, the future of consciousness studies converges with its ancient past.
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Experiences of a Self-observing Universe
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published: 14 Mar 2023
Experiences of a Self-observing Universe
Experiences of a Self-observing Universe
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This talk for a webinar organised by the Galileo Commission of the Scientific and Medical Network in November, 17th, 2022, outlines the ways in which both ordinary experiences and mystical experiences are reflexive, supporting the view that we are manifestations of a self-observing universe. We address fundamental confusions that prevent a clear understanding of how consciousness relates to the world described by physics, the relationship of consciousness to mind, and the relationship of consciousness to self. Finally, we touch on how consciousness relates to matter/energy within the primordial nature of the ground of being, and the various ways in which that can be known. For useful background reading see Velmans (2021) “Is the Universe Conscious? Reflexive Monism and the Ground of Being” at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308047. For an introduction to the development of this analysis, see also “Only connect: A personal journey into consciousness” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-2_VxcwPw
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Free Will and the Nature of Self
This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in ...
published: 30 Aug 2022
Free Will and the Nature of Self
Free Will and the Nature of Self
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This film addresses some of the recent challenges to human free will posed by findings in neuroscience. Intended for transmission to both China and the West, the film was the opening episode in a planned series on BAD KNOWLEDGE, created by China Entertainment Ltd., Hollywood, L.A. BAD KNOWLEDGE is intended here to signify "challenging knowledge", posed in this case by evidence that neural activation of voluntary action precedes the conscious intention to carry out those acts, challenging our sense of conscious agency, freedom to act, and moral responsibility. However, the film demonstrates how the neuroscientific evidence is compatible with the agency, freedom and responsibility that we normally experience, provided that one adopts a more inclusive, deeply grounded sense of Self.
Max Velmans' presentation is English, interactions with Chinese professionals are both in Chinese and English, all speech has both Chinese and English subtitles, and all illustrations and animations are created by China Entertainment Ltd.
The themes introduced in this presentation are also developed in detail in
Velmans, M. (2002) How could conscious experiences affect brains? Journal of Consciousness Studies, 9(11), 3-29. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233561577
Velmans, M. (2003) Preconscious free will. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10(12), 42-61. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233671583
Velmans, M. (2014) Conscious agency and the preconscious/unconscious self. In S. Menon, A. Sinha, B.V. Sreekantan (eds) Consciousness and Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Springer, 11-25. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259773091
Max Velmans
Max Velmans (born 27 May 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He co-founded the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society in 1994, and served as its chair from 2003 to 2006. He was appointed National Visiting Professor for 2010–2011 by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, and in 2011 was elected to the British Academy of Social Sciences.
Velmans has around 100 publications in the area of consciousness studies, including Understanding Consciousness (2000). In his map of prominent theories of consciousness Francisco Varela categorises Velmans' work as non-reductionist, stressing the importance of first-person accounts of the phenomenology of consciousness, as well as third-person accounts of brain states and functions, which in Velmans' work are thought of as complementary.
Velmans is principally known for the theory of consciousness called "reflexive monism," in which the materialist/dualist gap is bridged by placing aspects of human consciousness in the experienced world, rather than within the brain; the theory also combines facets of realism with facets of idealism, though it falls short of avowing the necessity of perception to the existence of reality per se (the principle of "esse est percipi").
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by Anne Clark
Changing Places
by: Anne ClarkPhysical shutdown through emotional letdown
Destinedto search through the ruins of jealousy
For some kind of reasoning in love
possessiveness stabs me
Like a knife from my very own hand
These emotions runriot
In my only comprehension of love
I want to enter the very heart of you
Like the air that sustains your body
But my eyes just fill with ice
As I lose control in my attemps to keep you near to me
I bewilder you with my words and actions
I bar my own windows
Look my own doors
And it's forcing you away all the time
Like a scar from ear to ear
This jealousy is slowly chocking us both to death
You can give all your love in matter of moments
But jealousy will bind all our expectations
Into a web of fear
It runs through my veins
A thunderous stream of murderous thoughts
Burning fire through the blood
Words leave an after taste
And after words so will you .