The Whole of Humanity Is Trapped in Its Own Mind: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Experience, Knowing, Thought, Psychological Conditioning, and the Loss of Direct Seeing
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper examines how humanity increasingly lives through mental representations rather than direct experience. It explores the confusion between thinking and living, information and knowing, familiarity and understanding, and interpretation and reality. It argues that without experiencing, there is no direct experiential knowing, and that psychological conditioning can prevent individuals from encountering existence through direct observation. The paper does not reject thought, reason, or information; it questions their authority when they replace experience.
Source: Open Science Framework
Author: Mayank Singh
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225612652