Philosophy of Mind for the Budding Psychonaut
A Guide
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Beschreibung
This book serves as a gentle primer on the philosophy of mind for those wishing to directly explore the strange subjective aspects of psychedelics, providing the means for novices to get to grips with the mind before disrupting it. The discussion includes both classic issues from philosophy of mind, as well as more recent developments in the science of mind. It is set across six key thematic areas: The Hard Problem of Consciousness; Problems of Measurement; Kinds of Minds; The Relation between Mind and World; Problems of Selfhood; and Making sense of Altered States. An introductory chapter orients readers in the basics of philosophical thinking concerning the nature of the mind. This text appeals to researchers and students in philosophy as well as to the general audience.
This book serves as a gentle primer on the philosophy of mind for those wishing to directly explore the strange subjective aspects of psychedelics, providing the means for novices to get to grips with the mind before disrupting it. The discussion includes both classic issues from philosophy of mind, as well as more recent developments in the science of mind. It is set across six key thematic areas: The Hard Problem of Consciousness; Problems of Measurement; Kinds of Minds; The Relation between Mind and World; Problems of Selfhood; and Making sense of Altered States. An introductory chapter orients readers in the basics of philosophical thinking concerning the nature of the mind. This text appeals to researchers and students in philosophy as well as to the general audience.
Provides a guide tailored to those intending to have a psychedelic experience Appeals to the academic as well as to the non-academic audience Integrates the latest developments in the science of mind as well as philosophy of mind
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Dean Rickles
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Psychedelics and philosophy Philosophy of mind Hard problem of consciousness Alien minds DMT and consciousness Qualia and consciousness Integrated information theory Free will Emergence and philosophy of mind Exceptional experiences measuring consciousness kinds of minds mystical experiences altered states complexity and philosophy of mind