Psychedelic experiences and knowledge acquisition

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dc.contributor.advisor Edgar, Scott
dc.creator Canning, Ashley Gayle
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-14T14:45:41Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-14T14:45:41Z
dc.date.issued 2024-04-29
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31931
dc.description 1 online resource (49, 1 unnumbered pages)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-49).
dc.description.abstract This paper examines the potential for psychedelic experiences to facilitate knowledge acquisition by enhancing creative thought processes. Initially, the discussion is framed between entheogenic and psychotomimetic conceptions of psychedelic experiences, highlighting the historical and philosophical contention surrounding the reliability of insights gained during psychedelic experiences. But despite traditional skepticism outlined by the Argument from Alterity, which suggests that psychedelic experiences either provide redundant or unreliable knowledge, this paper challenges such conclusions and argues that psychedelic experiences can indeed help us acquire knowledge. Central to this argument is how psychedelic experiences alter our perception and cognition to boost creativity. This enhanced creativity drives the generation of new ideas, which in turn is fundamental to acquiring new knowledge. Thus, by enhancing creativity, psychedelic experiences can play a crucial role in the process of knowledge acquisition. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title Psychedelic experiences and knowledge acquisition en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Arts (Honours Philosophy)
thesis.degree.level Undergraduate
thesis.degree.discipline Philosophy
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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