John Vervaeke: Can Science Untangle The World-Knot Of Consciousness? Relevance Realization & Meaning

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John Vervaeke Ph D is an award-winning Professor at the University of Toronto in the departments of Psychology Cognitive Science and Buddhist Psychology He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department He is the director of the Cognitive Science program and the director of the Consciousness and the Wisdom Studies Laboratory He has won and been nominated for several teaching awards including the 2001 Students Administrative Council and Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students Teaching Award for the Humanities and the 2012 Ranjini Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award He has published articles on relevance realization general intelligence mindfulness flow metaphor and wisdom He is the first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture A 21st Century crisis which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society He is the author and presenter of the YouTube series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis TIMESTAMPS 0 00 – Introduction 0 45 – Nature Function amp Meta Problem of Consciousness 2 55 – Key aspects of the Mind-Body Problem 7 04 – Consciousness as a higher order recursive relevance realization 11 47 – Ontonormativity amp higher states of consciousness 15 54 – Moral philosophy of mind 19 36 – Psychedelics amp altered states of consciousness 25 37 – Introspection in relation to insight amp inference 28 48 – Phenomenology amp 4E CogSci amp John 39 s 2 more quot E quot s 35 13 – The Salience amp Significance Landscape 42 30 – Higher states of consciousness amp its impact on individual 39 s lived experiences 49 40 – John 39 s upcoming book with Gregg Henriques Untangling The World-Knot of Consciousness 53 40 – Addressing Absurdity with Zen Neoplatonic Contemplation Albert Camus amp Thomas Nagel 1 02 00 – John 39 s relationship with Zen Neoplatonism 1 05 24 – Transcendental experiences amp ontological grounding 1 09 38 – John 39 s views on the quot isms quot Dualism Idealism Illusionism Panpsychism etc 1 22 00 – The global collaborative approach to consciousness research occuring 1 27 45 – The future of consciousness research 1 31 03 – Moral and ethical implications of altering states of consciousness 1 35 09 – John 39 s recommended reading 1 39 19 – John 39 s personal story transcended practices amp search for wisdom 1 46 30 – Awakening from the Meaning Crisis amp key takeaways 1 54 21 – Final thoughts 2 00 09 – Conclusion EPISODE LINKS – John 39 s Website https johnvervaeke com – John 39 s Twitter https twitter com vervaeke john – John 39 s Channel https youtube com johnvervaeke – Awakening from the Meaning Crisis https youtube com playlist list PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ amp feature shared – After Socrates https youtube com playlist list PLND1JCRq8Vuj6q5NP fXjBzUT1p qYSCC amp feature shared – Voices with Vervaeke https youtube com playlist list PLND1JCRq8Vuh8TPRarb1FpwP7FSaUILC9 amp feature shared – Untangling the World-Knot https youtube com playlist list PLTJe1xFfoxrAIyl5r1dB4La6zzMfUZVyd amp feature shared – Michael Levin https youtu be 1R-tdscgxu4 feature shared – Mark Solms https youtu be rkbeaxjAZm4 feature shared – Stephen Grossberg https youtu be gpa0beB18vk feature shared CONNECT – Website https tevinnaidu com – Podcast https podcasters spotify com pod show drtevinnaidu – Twitter https twitter com drtevinnaidu – Facebook https www facebook com drtevinnaidu – Instagram https www instagram com drtevinnaidu – LinkedIn https www linkedin com in drtevinnaidu Disclaimer The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute nor does it substitute professional or medical advice We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening watching any of our contents You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk Listeners viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields Click here to visit this podcast episode