Psychedelic experience : revealing the mind /

"Psychedelic Experience presents a philosophical account of psychedelic experience. A central premise of the book is that such experiences are mind-revealing experiences and that they can be induced by means other than psychedelics. In particular, the book argues that psychedelic experiences ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lyon, Aidan (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Hallucinations and illusions > Philosophy. Hallucinogenic drugs. Meditation. Hallucinogènes. Méditation. Hallucinogenic drugs Meditation Psychology. Pharmacology. MEDICAL. Mind & Body. Cognitive Psychology & Cognition. PSYCHOLOGY. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
List of Figures
1. Introduction
1.1 Psychedelic Philosophy
1.2 Book Outline
2. What Is Psychedelic Experience?
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Question
2.3 Methodology
2.4 Conclusion
3. Psychedelic Space
3.1 Introduction
3.2 History
3.3 Psychedelic Experience
3.4 Psychedelic Space
3.5 Conclusion
4. Hypotheses
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Spontaneous Psychedelic Experiences
4.3 Psychedelic-Induced Experiences
4.4 Meditation-Induced Experiences
4.5 Summary of the Hypotheses
4.6 Conclusion
5. Attention
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Attention
5.3 Meditation
5.4 Psychedelics
5.5 Conclusion
6. Memory
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Remembering
6.3 Meditation
6.4 Psychedelics
6.5 Conclusion
7. Hallucinations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Can Hallucinations Be Psychedelic?
7.3 The Mathematics of Geometric Hallucinations
7.4 Geometric Hallucinations Revealed?
7.5 Conclusion
8. Creativity
8.1 Introduction
8.2 What Is Creativity?
8.3 Hidden Creativity
8.4 Revealed Creativity
8.5 Meditation and Creativity
8.6 Psychedelics and Creativity
8.7 Creativity and Psychedelic Space
8.8 Conclusion
9. Well-Being
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Mindfulness and Psychedelic Experience
9.3 Mindfulness and Well-Being
9.4 Psychedelic Experience and Well-Being
9.5 From Mystical to Mystical-Type Experience
9.6 Mystical-Type Experience, Well-Being, and the Self
9.7 Conclusion
10. Mystical Experience
10.1 Introduction
10.2 What Is Mystical Experience?
10.3 Theories of Mystical Experience
10.4 Ineffability
10.5 Are Mystical Experiences Psychedelic?
10.6 Conclusion
11. Psychedelic Philosophy
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Philosophy as the Pursuit of Wisdom
11.3 Psychedelic Methods
11.4 Relationships with Other Philosophical Methods
11.5 Objects of Psychedelic Philosophy
11.6 Evidence
11.7 Conclusion
12. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index