Analysis of Recent Objections to the Traditional Near-Death Experience Argument for a Transphysical Self

Summary

The author defends the traditional argument that near-death experiences point to a transphysical self—a self not reducible to brain activity—and responds to recent naturalist objections from researchers such as Borjigin and Vicente, who argue that such experiences can be explained by physiological processes. The paper engages with objections accumulated over the last decade, aiming to show that the transphysical interpretation remains viable despite alternative naturalist accounts.

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Abstract

: In this paper, I defend the traditional argument for a transphysi-cal self from near-death experiences and respond to prominent objections in the literature that have accrued over the last decade, including naturalist interpretations by Borjigin et al., Vicente et al.