-
56Freudian theory and consciousness: A conceptual analysisMens Sana Monographs 9 (1): 210. 2011.This paper aims at taking a fresh look at Freudian psychoanalytical theory from a modern perspective. Freudian psychology is a science based on the unconscious (id) and the conscious (ego). Various aspects of Freudian thinking are examined from a modern perspective and the relevance of the psychoanalytical theory of consciousness is projected. Do psychoanalysis and the unconsciousness have something to teach us about consciousness? Approaching Freud from a historical, psychoanalytical, anthropol…Read more
-
44Towards an integrative theory of consciousness: Part 1 (Neurobiological and cognitive models)Mens Sana Monographs 11 (1): 100. 2013.The study of consciousness is poised today at interesting crossroads. There has been a surge of research into various neurobiological underpinnings of consciousness in the past decade. The present article looks at the theories regarding this complex phenomenon, especially the ones that neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive psychology have to offer. We will first discuss the origin and etymology of word consciousness and its usage. Neurobiological correlates of consciousness are disc…Read more
-
36Towards an integrative theory of consciousness: Part 2 (An anthology of various other models)Mens Sana Monographs 11 (1): 151. 2013.The study of consciousness has today moved beyond neurobiology and cognitive models. In the past few years, there has been a surge of research into various newer areas. The present article looks at the non-neurobiological and non-cognitive theories regarding this complex phenomenon, especially ones that self-psychology, self-theory, artificial intelligence, quantum physics, visual cognitive science and philosophy have to offer. Self-psychology has proposed the need to understand the self and its…Read more
-
21Mind and Consciousness as per J. KrishnamurtiMens Sana Monographs 10 (1): 198. 2012.The present article looks at mind and consciousness from the perspective of the eminent Indian philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti. He believed in total awareness as being essential for a free mind. Human beings always learned from their past, and it was important that they looked inwards and freed themselves from self-perpetuated torment. It was also necessary that they avoided repression. The society in which we live should be organic, where, although individuals had no choice but to dwell in that…Read more
-
20A space to resist rape myths? Journalism, patriarchy and sexual violenceEuropean Journal of Women's Studies 29 (2): 298-315. 2022.In September 2018, a controversial judicial sentence concerning sexual violence caused a public outcry in Portugal. The court decision invoked the alleged environment of mutual seduction, the use of much alcohol consumption, and the lack of serious injuries to justify the suspended penalty. Stemming from the idea that understandings of what journalism is and what it should be are profoundly ideological and that notions of what it means to be and to behave like a woman and as a man have been deve…Read more
-
12Mind and Consciousness as per J. KrishnamurtiMens Sana Monographs 10 (1): 198. 2012.The present article looks at mind and consciousness from the perspective of the eminent Indian philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti. He believed in total awareness as being essential for a free mind. Human beings always learned from their past, and it was important that they looked inwards and freed themselves from self-perpetuated torment. It was also necessary that they avoided repression. The society in which we live should be organic, where, although individuals had no choice but to dwell in that…Read more
-
Universidade de AveiroResearcher
Aveiro, Portugal
Areas of Interest
19th Century Philosophy |
20th Century Philosophy |