Divergent threads woven into a new spacetime fabric
Journal of Psychedelic Studies May 16, 2022 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1556/2054.2022.00221 via OpenAlex
Summary
The collection of essays edited by Peter Sjstedt-Hughes explores diverse topics, including A. N. Whitehead's process metaphysics, the philosophy of psychedelic experience, and panpsychism. Despite their apparent differences, these themes are interconnected, culminating in a new perspective on universal sentience presented in the final chapter. The book balances depth with accessibility, making complex ideas more understandable.
Study at a glance
| Key finding | The essays collectively present a new worldview centered on the concept of universal sentience. |
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Abstract
Peter Sjstedt-Hughes has brought together a collection of essays that on first glance seem to be about disparate subjectsthe process metaphysics of A. N. Whitehead, the philosophy and phenomenology of psychedelic experience, and the ontological worldview of panpsychism. Yet, the book is thematically united and Sjstedt-Hughes impressively weaves these philosophical threads together to produce a rare fabric, a fabric of universal sentience that comes together in a refreshingly new worldview in his final chapter. The book has significant depth yet is written in as non-obscure a fashion as any book that deals with such abstruse matters can be.