Christian de Quincey is an American philosopher and author who teaches
consciousness
Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence. However, the lack of definitions has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers, theologians, linguisticians, and scien ...
,
spirituality
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and
cosmology
Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount (lexicographer), Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', and in 1731 taken up in ...
at universities and colleges in the
United States
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and
Europe
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. He is also an international speaker on consciousness.
Biography
De Quincey is a professor of Philosophy and Consciousness Studies at
John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University was a private university based in California with offices in Pleasant Hill, California, Pleasant Hill, San Jose, California, San Jose in California; Natick, Massachusetts; and Willemstad, Curaçao. The university was ...
, Dean of Consciousness Studies and the Arthur M. Young Professor of Philosophy at th
University of Philosophical Research and adjunct faculty at the Holmes Institute, and at Schumacher College, Devon, England. He is the founder o
The Wisdom Academythat offers personal mentoring in consciousness studies (combining the "four Gifts of Knowing: The Scientist's Gift of the ''senses'' and experimental method; The Philosopher's Gift of ''reason'' and language; The Shaman's Gift of participatory ''feeling'' and alternative states of consciousness; The Mystic's Gift of transcendental ''intuition'' accessed in sacred silence"
/ref>). His writings on consciousness have appeared in a number of academic journals and popular magazines.
His books include ''Radical Nature: The Soul of Matter'' (Park Street Press, 2010), ''Radical Knowing: Understanding Consciousness through Relationship'' (Park Street Press, 2005), ''Deep Spirit: Cracking the Noetic Code,'' a novel of visionary science and spirituality (Wisdom Academy Press, 2008), and ''Consciousness from Zombies to Angels: The Shadow and the Light of Knowing Who You Are'' (Park Street Press January 2009). His "Radical Consciousness" trilogy focuses on the nature of reality, the nature of consciousness and knowledge, and (in ''Radical Science: Exploring the Final Frontier of Consciousness'' orthcoming he explores the transformations needed for a true science of consciousness. With Willis Harman, he co-authored ''The Scientific Exploration of Consciousness'' (Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1996).
He has worked in marketing and public relations, and as a journalist for various newspapers and magazines. De Quincey was formerly managing editor on ''Shift'' magazine (''IONS Review''), from the Institute of Noetic Sciences
The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is an American non-profit parapsychological research institute. It was co-founded in 1973 by former astronaut Edgar Mitchell,Pfeffer, Elizabeth''Stars aligned: Astronaut's mission seeks to answer life's b ...
.
He served as adjunct faculty on the University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
T ...
’s pioneering on-line degree course in consciousness studies, and as a member of advisory committee for the University of Arizona's Center for Consciousness Studies.
De Quincey earned his PhD in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and a master's degree in Consciousness Studies from John F. Kennedy University.
Publications
''Radical Nature: Rediscovering the Soul of Matter''
(Invisible Cities Press, 2002)
''Radical Knowing: Understanding Consciousness through Relationship''
(Park Street Press, 2005)
''Deep Spirit: Cracking the Noetic Code''
(Casablanca Press, 2008)
''Consciousness from Zombies to Angels: The Shadow and the Light of Knowing Who You Are''
(Park Street Press, 2009)
''Radical Nature: The Soul of Matter'' (2nd edition)
(Park Street Press, 2010)
*''The Scientific Exploration of Consciousness'' (co-author with Willis Harman) (Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1996).
See also
*Panpsychism
In the philosophy of mind, panpsychism () is the view that the mind or a mindlike aspect is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality. It is also described as a theory that "the mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists thro ...
(a philosophical paradigm which has been defended by de Quincey)
*Intersubjectivity
In philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, intersubjectivity is the relation or intersection between people's cognitive perspectives.
Definition
is a term coined by social scientists to refer to a variety of types of human interac ...
(an epistemological position supported by de Quincey)
* Bohmian Dialogue (a form of communication devised by quantum physicist David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm (; 20 December 1917 – 27 October 1992) was an American-Brazilian-British scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th centuryPeat 1997, pp. 316-317 and who contributed u ...
to explore wholeness in consciousness, which de Quincey acknowledges as an effective medium for intersubjective experience)
*Transformation
Transformation may refer to:
Science and mathematics
In biology and medicine
* Metamorphosis, the biological process of changing physical form after birth or hatching
* Malignant transformation, the process of cells becoming cancerous
* Trans ...
(a major aim of psychospiritual practice that involves a profound shift in one's experience of self and world, which de Quincey claims is essential for any true science of consciousness)
*Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which today has found applicat ...
(British philosopher and pioneer of process philosophy, who has inspired much of de Quincey's work)
*Ken Wilber
Kenneth Earl Wilber II (born January 31, 1949) is an American philosopher and writer on transpersonal psychology and his own integral theory, a philosophy which suggests the synthesis of all human knowledge and experience.
Life and career
Wilber ...
(the theories of whom have been criticized by de Quincey)
Notes
External links
The Wisdom Acacdemy: founded by de QuinceyThe WisdomBlog: de Quincey's "Consciousness News" blogThe University of Philosophical ResearchNature Has a Mind of Its Own by Christian de Quincey
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
John F. Kennedy University faculty
Parapsychologists
Panpsychism
University of Arizona faculty