Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness

The primary research record in Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness is stratified by study design so that meta-analyses and replicated randomised controlled trials (T1–T2) carry greater epistemic weight than observational cohorts (T3–T4) or preclinical laboratory work (T5). Leading graded findings establish the core empirical baseline: [T5] The Cartesian model of mind-body dualism concurs with religious traditions. [7] [T5] Time is the erotic unfolding and re-folding of the universe. [2]

Further clinical and mechanistic stratification across the literature demonstrates: [T6] What is causation, and how do mind and matter fit within the causal structure of reality? [1] [T6] This article suggests that the influence of philosophy of mind and metaphysics in the study of consciousness, has become excessive and is not well-founded. [3]

Within Philosophy, Ethics & Epistemology, mechanistic and clinical evaluation in Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness focuses on ontology, causation, time, personal identity, intentionality, functionalism, panpsychism, and the hard problem of conscious experience. Primary publications in the current corpus span Preprints.org, PsyArXiv, Progress in brain research, Frontiers in psychology.

Chronologically, the field evolved through key inflection points: in 2018, The mind-body problem. (The mind-body problem is the problem of explaining how the happenings of our mental lives are related to physical states, events and processes); in 2025, Eros as Time's Embrace (Time is the erotic unfolding and re-folding of the universe); in 2026, Cause, Effect, and the Nature of Mind (What is causation, and how do mind and matter fit within the causal structure of reality?).

Ongoing autonomous research sweeps continue to monitor newly registered clinical trials, preprints, and systematic reviews in Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness to refine subgroup effect sizes and update epistemic grades.