Abstract
Letheby’s book is an engaging and crystal-clear exploration of the philosophical issues raised by the use of psychedelic drugs. In this paper, we focus on the epistemological issues Letheby examines in chapter 8 and argue that his analysis requires an agency-first approach to epistemic evaluation. On an agency-first approach, epistemic evaluation is about identifying the skills agents needs to acquire in order to pursue and fulfil their epistemic goals.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences |
Volume | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- Epistemology
- Agency
- Psychedelics
- Self-know-how
- Skills
- Self-regulation