Cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities.
Front Psychol May 4, 2023 Osiris González Romero 10 citations
Cognitive liberty is an update of freedom of thought for the 21st century, protecting people's right to use or refrain from using emerging neurotechnologies and psychedelics, especially against coercive and non-consensual uses. This philosophical paper conceptualizes cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities, arguing that the humanities play an underexplored but crucial role in psychedelic research. It addresses philosophical uses of psychedelics beyond ritual and therapeutic contexts, suggesting that non-clinical uses can broaden understanding of consciousness and ethical issues in science. The psychedelic humanities offer a framework for examining the interplay between science and culture.