Associations between sleep variables and ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs: A scoping review

Night-time is a period of great significance for many people who report paranormal experiences. However, there is limited understanding of the associations between sleep variables and seemingly paranormal experiences and/or beliefs. The aim of this review is to improve our understanding of these associations while unifying a currently fragmented literature-base into a structured, practical review. In this pre-registered scoping review, we searched for relevant studies in MEDLINE (PubMed), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Web of Science and EMBASE using terms related to sleep and ostensibly paranormal experiences and beliefs. Forty-four studies met all inclusion criteria. All were cross-sectional and most investigated sleep paralysis and/or lucid dreaming in relation to ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs. Overall, there were positive associations between many sleep variables (including sleep paralysis, lucid dreams, nightmares, and hypnagogic hallucinations) and ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs (including those of ghosts, spirits, and near-death experiences). The findings of this review have potential clinical implications such as reducing misdiagnosis and treatment development and provide foundations for further research. Our findings also highlight the importance of understanding why so many people report ‘things that go bump in the night’.     

Mind Attribution to Gods and Christians in the Chinese Cultural Context

Drawing on the distinction in mind perception between agency and experience, this research examined whether and how culture-based religion affects mind attribution to gods and Christians in a religious priming paradigm. When attributing mind to gods in Study 1, participants in the religious priming condition attributed more agency to gods than those in the neutral condition. When attributing mind to human religious targets in Study 2, religious participants in the religious priming condition attributed more experience to a Christian target than those in the neutral condition, while atheist participants in the religious priming condition attributed less experience to a Christian target than those in the neutral condition. In addition, religious participants in the religious priming condition attributed more experience to an atheist target than those in the neutral condition. Taken together, mind attribution to religious targets varied on agency and experience, and showed its own cultural features in China.     

儒墨道德修养观及现代认识

先秦时期,儒、墨虽分属于不同的派别,但其思想观念方面却有许多相通之处,尤其是关于人的道德修养方面理论性的论述。就如何进行修养这个问题,儒、墨两派都提出要立志、学习、自省、端正义利观、经得起困境的磨练等。这些对于现代社会的道德建设,有着重要的借鉴意义和价值。     

论齐法家思想中国际法萌芽

春秋战国时期是第一个大变局时期。在政治格局上,亲缘政治开始瓦解而地缘政治开始兴起。诸侯国兴起,春秋的历史基本上都是围绕着“争霸”这个主题展开的:制度改革、学术争鸣以及兼并战争。齐法家在春秋时期通过一系列主张帮助齐国在争霸中强大起来。笔者认为,其主张中已经包含接近现代国际法的国际法理念。齐法家思想中的国际法要素主要体现在齐国主持的历次会盟的盟约,以及齐法家的代表人物的外交活动中所遵循的原则中,本文着重从这两个方面展开论述。     

钱穆《古豫章考》质疑

钱穆治古史地名,提倡“就秦以前的旧籍,从其内证上,来建立更自然的解释,来重新审定更合当时实际的地理形势”。但在考证春秋时期豫章之地的所在时,却以《水经注·淯水篇》所记秦之后的地望来推说秦以前春秋时的地名,终于未能得到确解。     

先秦服饰色彩与现代服装设计

民族风格的服装一直是现代服装设计主要潮流,中华民族有着悠久的服饰文化历史,一些民族的元素或多或少地也出现一些现代设计中,但总的来说,不是很系统。服装设计的继承不能只停留在形制的模仿上,而是要从文化的层面上融会传统服饰的精髓,用神似的手法进行设计。本文分析了中华服饰的色彩文化的形成和色彩文化的哲学基础。从先民对色彩的认识、色彩的运用和染色技术等方面论证,显示了中华民族优秀的服饰文明,同时也给我们在现代服装设计中色彩的运用提供了很好的启示。     

《孙子兵法》与商业经营散论

《孙子兵法》在商业经营中有着非常的启发作用。书中很多军事论断如兵为诡道、致人而不致于人、避实而击虚、不战而屈人之兵等等完全可以用来指导我们的商业活动。     

开放的正义域、否定性标准与个人自由——哈耶克的正义观析论

哈耶克主张规则正义,反对结果正义,反对假“社会正义”之名行“分配正义”之实,进而导向平均分配的泥沼。正义的作用仅在于它为个人行动提供了否定性价值标准。正义只能告诉人们不能做什么,而不能指示人们必须做什么,特别是它不能成为人类认识未知领域的行动准则,这就在逻辑上为个人自由行动提供了一个开放的正义域。他反对把正义作为行为的价值观念,因为对个体行为的正义性施以道德判断会束缚人的自由。