The Essentia Foundation’s origin story is the story of Dutch entrepreneur and humanitarian Fred Matser meeting philosopher Bernardo Kastrup. In this video, Hans Busstra narrates how the meeting of these two men stands for the connection between heart and mind. For Fred Matser, embracing the worldview of idealism has always […]
As part of our book club on YouTube, Hans Busstra has made a book review of ‘Answer to Job’ by Carl Gustav Jung. Interviewees: Dr. Hans van den Hooff, Jungian psychoanalyst and Bernardo Kastrup PhD, philosopher and director of the Essentia Foundation. Regarded by Jung as his most important work, […]
Could it be a coincidence that two founding fathers of modern day computing, independently from each other, are both coming with theories of consciousness that are idealist in nature? Or does a deep understanding of what computation is—and what it is not—inevitably lead away from physicalist ideas on consciousness? Previously […]
Can we turn off our awareness (i.e., conscious metacognition) in meditation and then stay in that state for days without water, food, or going to the bathroom? A recent study by Dr. Ruben Laukkonen on the cessation of awareness in advanced meditation practitioners confirms this. In this interview, Natalia Vorontsova […]
Head to https://squarespace.com/bigscientificquestions to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIGSCIENTIFICQUESTIONS *Does the human brain create consciousness, or does consciousness create the human brain?* Exploring this question unravels the intricate dance between the brain’s physical structure and the ethereal nature of consciousness, sparking […]
In this much anticipated presentation of the ‘Science of Consciousness’ conference 2021, organized by the Sentience and Science Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Amsterdam and Essentia Foundation, dr. Jacob Jolij brings advanced physics and philosophy of mind together, to discuss higher dimensions of consciousness. More […]
Essentia Foundation’s Natalia Vorontsova interviews psychiatrist and author Dr. Iain McGilchrist about his new work, “The Matter with Things,” and the nature of reality. Unmissable! Part 1: https://youtu.be/OFylqGX4n9M Copyright © 2022 by Essentia Foundation. All rights reserved. https://www.essentiafoundation.org
Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ApertureYT/about Shop: https://bit.ly/ApertureMerch Discord: https://discord.gg/nDDVGv2MHp Let’s deep dive into the 8 most profound philosophical theories. The Black Swan Theory The Theory of Everything Everything We Dont Know The Dunning-Kruger effect The Courage to be Disliked The Nostalgia effect The Egg Theory (on the video Thumbnail) […]
Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ApertureYT/about Join Discord: https://discord.gg/YHtd5Ufn Shop: https://bit.ly/ApertureMerch 1. Anti-natalism 2. Consciousness 3. Game theory: winning the game of life 4. How to get ahead of 99% of people 5. How short your life really is 6. How to live like you’re dying 7. The fear of […]
Physicist Federico Faggin is none other than the inventor of both the microprocessor and silicon gate technology, which spawned the explosive progress in computer technology we have witnessed over the past five decades. He is also probably the world’s most well rounded idealist alive. Mr. Faggin approaches idealism from both […]
