In this episode, we have a chat with Dr Chris Letheby. Chris is a philosopher working on issues related to the therapeutic and transformative potential of classic psychedelic drugs.
Book: Philosophy of Psychedelics https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780198843122.001.0001/med-9780198843122
Lecture: Dr Chris Letheby - Psychedelics and Meditation: A Neurophilosophical Perspective (Altered States Seminar 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTVKGS1M3Js
Connect with Chris at his website http://www.chrisletheby.com/
Items we discuss in this episode
Who is Heraclitus? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heraclitus/
Who is Spinoza? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spinoza/
What is Naturalism? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/naturalism/
The Free Energy Principle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIu_dJGyIQI
What is structural realism? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/structural-realism/
The four main branches of philosophy and more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_philosophy
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