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Toward a Humanistic Psychology of Childhood: The Forgotten Child in Humanistic Psychology

by Nasser Yousefi • 14 August 2026

Humanistic and existential psychology are undoubtedly among the most modern and progressive approaches to understanding and explaining human beings. Yet, despite their many contributions, they have not developed a comprehensive theory of childhood. This may... Read More

When a Photon Becomes a Thought: Could Black Holes Hold the Universe’s Deepest Secret?

by Dr. Sajad Ahmad Mir • 12 August 2026

Every sunrise begins with a silent miracle. A single photon, after travelling across space for probably billions of years, reaches the human eye. The instant it enters the eye and strikes the retina, it loses... Read More

“God” As Cosmological Consciousness

by Bert Baruch Wylen • 10 August 2026

V'Yomer Elohim — and God(s) said… Genesis 1:3 I've explored what I've come to call "the hard problem of consciousness" (thank you, David Chalmers) since I was an undergraduate taking my first philosophy class under... Read More

The Philosophical, Legal and Ethical Basis for Aid in Dying

by Leonard Bernstein • 7 August 2026

This article originally appeared on the author's Substack here.  A society can develop many different cultures and codes, whether moral, ethical or legal, based upon the needs and experiences of that society. This is especially... Read More

Our Democracy Hinges on the Midterms

by Roy Speckhardt • 3 August 2026

Every other year, it seems we are facing the most critical election in U.S. history. Often a case can be made that they have steadily become more crucial to both the immediate impact on everyday... Read More

The Social Contract Reconsidered: Why Humanism Offers a Better Foundation for Political Legitimacy

by Wade Preciado • 30 July 2026

Political discourse today is often described as polarized. We attribute our divisions to partisanship, misinformation or ideological extremism—assuming that our deepest disagreements concern taxes, healthcare, immigration or the countless other policy debates that dominate our... Read More

EXCERPT: Searching for Soul: A Brain Surgeon’s Exploration of Near-Death Experience and Afterlife Chapter 3: Doorstep of Death

by Dr. Vivekanand Palavali • 28 July 2026

THE FIRE Patricia vividly remembered, even after twenty years, the potentially  deadly situation she was in. What should have been a terrifying near death experience actually turned out to be, she believed, supernatural  and profoundly... Read More

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