Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Di, Xu

Titel

Understanding consciousness for optimal human wellbeing & growth holistically

Ist Teil von

• Educational philosophy and theory, 2020-12, Vol.52 (14), p.1503-1513

Ort / Verlag

Abingdon: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Consciousness is a natural and integral part of human beings that is at the core of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual functions throughout our lives. However, we tend to be too occupied with or distracted by the details of our daily existence to be fully aware of our own consciousness. More often than not, we are engaged in the surface consciousness in the materialistic world or emotional realm, which interferes us to get connected with our deeper consciousness and capacity. This paper will unpack the layers of human consciousness (or lack of consciousness) from philosophical perspective to examine the relations between our understanding of consciousness and its impact on our holistic wellbeing and growth (Singh, 2016 ; Suzuki, 1999 ; Thompson, 2015 ). What is consciousness? How do human beings choose our consciousness? What is the relation between micro and macro consciousness? How do we expand, develop, and apply our consciousness for the maximum wellbeing and growth through education? The paper intends to go beyond the compartmentalized analysis of consciousness (e.g. biological, psychological, neurological etc.) by engaging a holistic metaphysical viewpoint as well as relational and dialectic approaches (Ames & Hall, 2003 ) Hegel, 1807, 1977 ; Laozi, 1999 ). It aims to connect theory, learning, and living together with nature and universe beyond the limitation of time and space.