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D. Pittaway

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“To learn healing knowledge”: Philosophy, psychedelic studies and transformation

South African Journal of Philosophy October 2, 2018 D. Pittaway 4 citations

“Philosophical learning” may be summarised in Sobiecki’s fitting catchphrase “to learn healing knowledge”. This catchphrase is taken from an article on the use of psychoactive plants among southern African diviners. In the spirit of this link, I aim to challenge contemporary negative attitudes to the topic of psychedelics, and argue that there are good reasons for philosophers to pay attention...