Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes – författare

What do psychedelics reveal about consciousness? What impact have psychedelics had on philosophy? In this rapidly growing area of study, this is the first volume to explore the philosophy of psychedelic experience, from a range of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. In doing so, Philosophy and Psychedelics reveals just why the place of psychedelics in our societies should not be left to medical sciences alone, as psychedelic experience opens up new perspectives on fundamental philosophical questions relating to human experience, ethics, and the metaphysics of mind. Mapping a range of philosophical responses to the surge in studies into psychedelic drugs in the cognitive sciences, this go-to volume examines topics including psychedelics and the role of governance; psychedelics and mysticism; what psychedelics can tell us about dyadic thankfulness; and psychedelics as ways to gain new knowledge. Written by leading international scholars, the essays cover Western and non-Western traditions, from analytic philosophy to Zen Buddhism, and discuss a variety of hallucinogens, such as LSD, MDMA, and Ayahuasca, in order to build a much-needed bridge between the rapidly growing scientific research and the philosophy behind psychedelic experience.

What do psychedelics reveal about consciousness? What impact have psychedelics had on philosophy? In this rapidly growing area of study, this is the first volume to explore the philosophy of psychedelic experience, from a range of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. In doing so, Philosophy and Psychedelics reveals just why the place of psychedelics in our societies should not be left to medical sciences alone, as psychedelic experience opens up new perspectives on fundamental philosophical questions relating to human experience, ethics, and the metaphysics of mind. Mapping a range of philosophical responses to the surge in studies into psychedelic drugs in the cognitive sciences, this go-to volume examines topics including psychedelics and the role of governance; psychedelics and mysticism; what psychedelics can tell us about dyadic thankfulness; and psychedelics as ways to gain new knowledge. Written by leading international scholars, the essays cover Western and non-Western traditions, from analytic philosophy to Zen Buddhism, and discuss a variety of hallucinogens, such as LSD, MDMA, and Ayahuasca, in order to build a much-needed bridge between the rapidly growing scientific research and the philosophy behind psychedelic experience.

Providing a map to one of the most exciting and emerging areas in contemporary thought, The Psychedelics Manual provides a comprehensive exploration of the why, how and when psychedelics can change lives. This menu of theories from the history of ideas, religious ideas, therapeutic potentials and cutting-edge science allows the reader to experience psychedelic theory from every possible angle. The book explores and illustrates metaphysical systems such as physicalism (the view that everything is made of matter), dualism (that mind and matter are separate substances), idealism (that the world we perceive is projected by the mind), neutral monism (that mind and matter are both expressions of more fundamental stuff), transcendentalism (that there is a type of existence beyond mind and matter), panpsychism (that all entities have some form of consciousness), and pantheism (that Nature is God). In addition to these metaphysical systems, the book also explores metaphysical phenomena such as time, space, qualia and causation.In an attempt to underpin the experience of living in altered states from a philosophical, psychological and therapeutic point of view, Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes provides a ‘way in’ to the language and theory of metaphysical experience. Ultimately, he argues that psychedelics give a person a new take on reality, a way of fathoming experience that can help make sense of human experience.