In his seminal work Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order, Spinoza used the term conatus —derived from the Latin verb conari (to try), meaning effort, endeavour, striving, or impulse— to account for that effort that anything performs in order to persevere in its own being. The development of the concept can
We will now examine some of the arguments as formulated by the renowned neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and philosopher Dr. Iain McGilchrist during a conversation with philosopher Bernardo Kastrup, hosted by the YouTube channel Weekend University in 2025. Firstly, regarding our way of interacting with the world, it is interesting to observe
Por lo general, la pesquisa encaminada a la obtención del conocimiento y su efectiva conquista tienden a identificarse como partes de un proceso cuya razón responde, en esencia, a un impulso del intelecto. Subscribe En efecto, somos seres racionales y, en tanto que tales, las necesidades de entender y conocer
Research Director for the International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS), professor, author, and neuroscientist, Marjorie Woollacott has conducted a thorough investigation over the past years, which has revealed remarkable conclusions regarding near-death experiences. Even though the results of Woollacott’s investigation are reluctantly referred to as anecdotal by some, others
A lo largo de mi vida —como puede que a muchos os suceda— la curiosidad ha supuesto siempre una fuerza motriz que me ha impulsado a buscar con tesón algo que excedía mi entendimiento. De hecho, ese palpitar intrínseco enraizaba no ya en una inquietud intelectual, sino que emanaba, en