Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
June 28, 2017
T. V. Danylova
28 citations
Human beings are not just biological, psychological, or social entities but are interconnected parts of a single universal reality, according to Eastern philosophy and transpersonal psychology. The paper argues that dualistic thinking—separating subject from object—is illusory, and true understanding requires transcending this duality through direct transpersonal experience, such as the enlightenment described by Timothy Leary after using psychedelics. Leary's ideas, which resonate with quantum physics and Eastern traditions like Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, suggest that humans are whole organisms woven into a universal entity. This holistic perspective may launch a new transdisciplinary paradigm bridging science and spirituality.
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 21, 2017
T. V. Danylova
18 citations
Modern individuals can overcome feelings of loneliness, isolation, and alienation by breaking through to a spiritual pole that provides deeper meanings and moving beyond dual thinking to perceive the true nature of mind. Eastern religious and philosophical traditions address these problems using meditation techniques developed over centuries. Meditation helps achieve a state of nonduality where the idea of the self disappears and subject-object unity arises, leading to absolute peace, harmony, and freedom. People become existentially absorbed in the world, similar to artists and children. Incorporating mindfulness into daily life brings benefits, though molecular mechanisms remain insufficiently studied.
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 21, 2017
P. Kretov, O. Kretova
13 citations
The ontological turn in cultural and philosophical anthropology has changed how symbols are interpreted, moving away from representationalism, functionalism, and relativism toward treating symbols as objects or things. Religious symbols play a key role in human identity and self-knowledge. The authors argue for an ontological concept of the symbolic landscape, linking symbol interpretation to object-oriented ontology and the philosophy of science. In modern social media, religious symbols help construct identity and self-positioning.
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
June 30, 2022
V. Okorokov
3 citations
The purity of human consciousness has become an abstraction in European culture, leading to disagreements about its nature. Martin Heidegger's work leaves the question of pure consciousness open. Early Heidegger, focused on Dasein, did not fully grasp pure consciousness, but he saw temporality as fundamental to understanding being and consciousness itself. Toward the end of "Being and Time," Heidegger began to view consciousness as arising from the horizon of time and being, suggesting that pure human consciousness may be pure time, with its original meaning lying in directed temporalizing. This temporalizing, arising from the future and perceived in three modes, reveals consciousness's fundamental nature. The ontological meaning of pure human consciousness is temporality. Heidegger's work transitions from fundamental ontology (Dasein) to existential anthropology (human consciousness).
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 30, 2025
H. Surina, N. V. Miroshkina
Ken Wilber's integral philosophy, particularly the AQAL (all quadrants, all levels) methodology, provides a comprehensive framework for understanding human nature, consciousness, culture, and evolution. This theoretical paper explores integral anthropology as an emerging branch of philosophical anthropology that addresses contemporary global challenges. The AQAL methodology integrates both left-hand paths (inner world and culture) and right-hand paths (external phenomena and systems) to prevent reductionism. Potential applications include intercultural interaction, education, personal development, ecological anthropology, organizational transformation, leadership, spiritual practices, digital anthropology, and healthcare. The holistic approach offers a comprehensive perspective on complex systems in science, society, and governance.
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 30, 2025
Y. O. Shabanova
Contemporary esoteriology can be philosophically and anthropologically justified as an academic discipline that reveals the spiritual and ontological nature of humans within post-secular, Metamodern culture. Its anthropological potential lies in forming a "new spirituality"—an individually oriented, non-denominational spiritual experience enabling holistic self-knowledge amid social, moral, and military crises. Major areas of its anthropological dimension include existential, moral-value, communicative, socio-cultural, and psychoanthropological domains, with key functions of meaning-making, compensatory, integrative, and resilience. The approach shifts focus from studying doctrines to analyzing humans as subjects of spiritual self-transformation, proposing anthropological esoteriology as an integrative science combining academic reflection with spiritual practices. This expands classical philosophical anthropology by integrating direct spiritual experiences into scientific understandings of human nature.
Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research
December 22, 2016
J. A. Shabanova
Edith Stein's anthropology contains mystical elements that bridge phenomenology and Thomism. Will, not mind or faith, directs knowledge toward mystical unity of subject and object. Stein diverges from Husserl on five points: she views the world as immediate contemplation of an entity transcending being and thinking; she finds phenomenology neglects the ontological Absolute; she seeks to overcome epistemological rationality through mystical contemplation where object and subject become identical; she turns to Thomism for metaphysical elements lacking in phenomenology; and she criticizes transcendentalism for losing the world. Empathy and intuition are key constructs in her evolution toward philosophical mysticism, which enriches contemporary anthropology with metahistorical moral and existential meaning.