2022/04/19 by Lisa Bortolotti, Kathleen Murphy‐Hollies · 1 voice
Chemistry · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Chemical synthesis and alkaloids #Pain Management and Placebo Effect #Psychedelics and Drug Studies
paper · doi:10.33735/phimisci.2022.9283
openalex publication_date 2022/04/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.