Humphry Osmond: The Psychedelic Psychiatrist
International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2016 DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.0302010 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that investigating great madnesses can deepen understanding of the mind, and that such investigation demands bold and dispassionate use of instruments, despite the risk of disaster. |
Abstract
To deepen our understanding, not simply of great madnesses but of the nature of mind itself, we must use our instruments as coolly and boldly as those who force their aircraft through other invisible barriers. Disaster may overtake the most skilled. Today and in the past, for much lesser prizes, men have taken much greater risks.