Self and Knowledge in Psychedelic Therapy : Reply to Commentaries on Philosophy of Psychedelics

Abstract: Much of my book Philosophy of Psychedelics is devoted to elaborating and defending two basic claims: that psychedelic therapy works mainly by changing mental representations of the self, and that it has many epistemic benefits consistent with a naturalistic worldview. The commentaries in this symposium generally focus on one or the other of these claims. On the mechanistic front, the commentaries by Hoffman and by Martin and Sterzer seek to supplement my account by drawing attention to factors it does not emphasize. In this reply I agree with most of their claims, but propose some important qualifications. Meanwhile, the commentaries by Lyon and Farrenikova and by Colombo challenge some core commitments of my account. I agree with many of their claims, but defend some of these core commitments. On the epistemological front, Bortolotti and Murphy-Hollies endorse the overall shape of my account and make some productive connections to ideas concerning agency-first epistemology and sel.... https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/9642

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Self and Knowledge in Psychedelic Therapy ; volume:3 ; year:2022 ; Philosophy and the mind sciences ; 3 (2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Letheby, Chris

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• DOI: 10.33735/phimisci.2022.9642
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022051315322717397853
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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