Nested hermeneutics: Mind at Large as a curated trope of psychedelic experience
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews November 27, 2023 A. M. Webb 2 citations
The phrase 'Mind at Large', introduced by Aldous Huxley in 1954 in *The Doors of Perception*, is often taken as a philosophically legitimate term. However, a hermeneutic analysis shows that Huxley manipulated his discourse to imply support from philosophers C. D. Broad and Henri Bergson, when such support is not warranted. A reinterpretation of Huxley's methods and intentions is needed, especially given the increasing use of this term in contemporary psychedelic research, which motivates reassessing its philosophical value.