Nested hermeneutics: Mind at Large as a curated trope of psychedelic experience
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews November 27, 2023 A. M. Webb 2 citations
Aldous Huxley's workThe Doors of Perception introduced the phrase 'Mind at Large' to the lexicon of psychedelic experience in 1954.I argue that its original presentation requires re-evaluation.I present evidence that Huxley manipulates the construction of the discourse he uses to present this phrase as a philosophically legitimate term.His choice of a pivotal quotation implies support from the...