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1/ "The foundation of Western philosophy is probably rooted in psychedelics." This is a fascinating piece by Olivia Goldhill @OliviaGoldhill on Peter Sjöstedt-H @PeterSjostedtH & his idea that psychedelics (via the Eleusinian Mysteries) may have played ... qz.com/1051128/the-ph…
2/... a formative role in shaping Western thought, starting with Plato. @PeterSjostedtH is a philosopher of mind with an interest in psychedelic experiences and consciousness. He recently gave a @TEDTalks on the subject: "Consciousness and psychedelics"
3/ Here's a 2017 @3ammagazine interview he did with Lindsay Jordan @lindsayjordan & Richard Marshall in which they discuss topics including the 'hard problem of consciousness' and psychedelic phenomenology: 3ammagazine.com/3am/noumenaut-…
4/ And here's a recent @TheSideViewCo podcast with him and Adam Robbert @AE_Robbert from a couple of weeks ago, discussing topics like metaphysics, panpsychism, philosophy of mind and the philosophy of A.N. Whitehead:
5/ For more on the 'psychedelic renaissance' in science and medicine, see this great piece by Troy Farah @filth_filler for Wired: "Inside the Push to Legalize Magic Mushrooms for Depression and PTSD: Activists, entrepreneurs, and doctors in the US and..." wired.com/story/inside-t…
6/ "... Canada are working to decriminalize psilocybin psychotherapy and calling for a psychedelic revolution." For more, there are several articles on the medical and social implications of a psychedelic revival in a capitalist society in this thread:
7/ Returning to the ideas of @PeterSjostedtH, he is also interested in panpsychism, the idea that mentality is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the universe. Here's a recent piece: "Panpsychism: 3 Reasons Why Our World is Brimming with Sentience" highexistence.com/panpsychism-3-…
8/ This piece by philosopher Philip Goff @Philip_Goff is a good introduction to panpsychism: "The Case For Panpsychism: everything has some degree of consciousness." philosophynow.org/issues/121/The…
9/ Here's another piece on panpsychism, this one by philosopher Hedda Hassel Mørch @heddamorch: "Is Matter Conscious? Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics." nautil.us/issue/47/consc…
10/ @PeterSjostedtH is also very interested in the work of philosopher Alfred North Whitehead. Here's a piece he wrote on Whitehead's process philosophy: "The Philosophy of Organism: Peter Sjöstedt-H introduces Whitehead’s organic awareness of reality." philosophynow.org/issues/114/The…
11/ Also, @PeterSjostedtH's writing on neo-nihilism was an influence on writer Warren Ellis @warrenellis for the later's Marvel comic series KARNAK. Here's a quick interview between Ellis and Sjöstedt-H: orbitaloperations.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/d/…
12/ I linked to these pieces and more in a post on MetaFilter, if anyone wants to check out the thread over there: metafilter.com/179559/Peter-S…
13/ Every time I read the phrase "mind is everywhere" the song "Elvis is everywhere" starts playing in my head. I hereby propose that this song should be considered the official theme song of panpsychist philosophy. Or unofficial, whatever works.
14/ Thread house cleaning: The @3ammagazine interview in #3 above has been moved to Marshall's website: 316am.site123.me/articles/the-n…. And here are spoken versions of the pieces in #7 & #10 above, respectively:
15/ Fascinating 2013 piece by Brandon Keim @9brandon: "A Neuroscientist’s Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious: .. What Koch proposes is a scientifically refined version of an ancient philosophical doctrine called panpsychism." Via @JamesIacobus wired.com/2013/11/christ…
16/ Attn: aspiring Jedi, here's another piece on panpsychism by Philip Goff @Philip_Goff (see #8 above): "Could the Force Really Be With Us? Why materialists are wrong and the Jedi right, and how panpsychism might revolutionize science." Via @IAI_TV iai.tv/articles/could…
17/ "Who is Alfred North Whitehead & What is Process Philosophy?" This is a great conversation between Whitehead enthusiasts ☿ Footnotes2Plato ☼☽ (aka Matthew Segall) @ThouArtThat & Tam Hunt @TamHunt footnotes2plato.com/2019/02/07/who…
18/ Here's a fascinating interview by @PsydelicsToday with process theologian John B. Cobb on Whitehead’s process philosophy and its applications in ecological civilization and environmental ethics: "How Exceptional Experience Can Help Save the World." ...
19/ "3 Key Points: 1 Process thinking argues that reality consists of processes rather than material objects, and that thinking this way is similar to the teachings of a psychedelic experience. It is hoped for and believed that exceptional experiences can help save the world..."
20/ "... [2] Whitehead’s process philosophy argues that there is urgency in coming to see the world as a web of interrelated processes of which we are integral parts, so that all of our choices and actions have consequences for the world around us..."
21/ "... [3] Certain curriculum, education systems and Universities are not helping us to see the value of our world. A full systems change is needed and hopefully psychedelics, exceptional experiences and process thinking can help with that." psychedelicstoday.com/2019/03/26/joh…
22/ Speaking of psychedelics, here's a great piece by @unfshnable_guff on the social impact of the new research (see #5 upthread): "The Psychedelic Renaissance Will Not be Contained: As psychedelics gain influence, an arms race sets off to control use" unfashionableguff.com/the-psychedeli…
23/ Matthew Segall @ThouArtThat (see #17 upthread) was Adam Robbert's @AE_Robbert guest on @TheSideViewCo's latest podcast. They discuss panpsychism & the nature of consciousness, language & phenomenology, the value of speculative philosophy and more:
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