Agency-First Epistemology of Psychedelics
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences April 19, 2022 Lisa Bortolotti, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies 4 citations
This paper examines the epistemological issues raised by psychedelic drugs as discussed in Letheby's book, arguing that his analysis requires an agency-first approach to epistemic evaluation. In this view, epistemic evaluation focuses on identifying the skills agents need to acquire to pursue and fulfill their epistemic goals.