UNDERSTANDING HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: THEORY & APPLICATION ~Maretha Prinsloo, PhD (2018) “Consciousness implies awareness: subjective, phenomenal experience of internal and external worlds… Our views of reality, of the universe, of ourselves depend on consciousness. Consciousness defines our existence.”(Hameroff & Penrose, 2014, p. 39) Consciousness is a complex phenomenon, a pearl in the crown of evolution. It…
“Occupational Reconstructions: Resources for Social Transformation in Challenging Times“-Frank, G., & Santos, V. (2020) We are living in challenging times. Whether in the Global South or Global North, an alarming sweep of nationalism, populism, authoritarianism and racism threatens the health, well being, rights and freedom of millions. The report Democracy in Retreat: Freedom in the…
‘A remarkable feature of the robust and nuanced contemporary philosophical literature on egalitarianism is its lack of engagement with the theory and practice of human rights. This disconnect is puzzling because the modern human rights movement is arguably the most salient and powerful manifestation of a commitment to equality in our time. Perhaps philosophers writing…
