Biography
Christian de Quincey, PhD, is a professor of Philosophy and Consciousness Studies at John F. Kennedy University, Dean of Consciousness Studies at the University of Philosophical Research, and founder of The Wisdom Academy, offering private mentorships in consciousness. He’s author of the award-winning book Radical Nature: The Soul of Matter as well as Radical Knowing: Understanding Consciousness through Relationship. His latest books are Consciousness from Zombies to Angels and Deep Spirit: Cracking the Noetic Code. Samples of his writings on consciousness and cosmology are available at www.christiandequincey.com.
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"Is Consciousness Energy?" with Christian de Quincey
What is consciousness? It’s an age-old question that still stretches the limits of science. Is consciousness a form of energy? Christian de Quincey has dedicated a career to exploring this puzzle — philosophy’s “hardest problem,” science’s “final frontier,” and spirituality’s “deepest mystery.” Using the Four Gifts of ...
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"A Search for Truth and Wisdom" with Christian de Quincey (part 1 of 2)
Christian explores consciousness by asking the questions, are we searching for truth or for wisdom? Are we looking for decisive facts about consciousness or for enlightening lived experience? Then he answers yes and both ...
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"A Search for Truth and Wisdom" with Christian de Quincey (part 2 of 2)
Christian explores consciousness by asking the questions, are we searching for truth or for wisdom? Are we looking for decisive facts about consciousness or for enlightening lived experience? Then he answers yes and both ...
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Radical Knowing
Understanding Consciousness through Relationship
by Christian de Quincey, PhD
In Radical Knowing Christian de Quincey makes a provocative claim: We are not who we think we are. Instead, we are what we feel. Giving disciplined attention to feelings reveals the most fundamental fact of life and reality: We are our relationships.
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Are Rocks Conscious?
by Christian de Quincey, PhD
There’s no such thing as a “consciousness meter,” so how would we ever know if rocks, or plants, or other animals tingle with the spark of spirit? Philosopher de Quincey tells a story of one student who could not accept the possibility that rocks may be nonconscious. He points ...