啟靈藥哲學
Philosophy of Psychedelics
學期
111-1
學分
2
學分
當期課號
133110
永久課號
SHPH30017
開課單位
心智哲學研究所
授課教師
嚴如玉、杜培基、洪裕宏
校區
陽明
類別
必修
上課時間表
| 節 | 週一 |
|---|---|
5 13:20–14:10 | 啟靈藥哲學 YX503 2 節連堂 |
6 14:20–15:10 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
概述
課程概述: 近年來約翰霍普金斯大學、加州大學洛杉磯分校和紐約大學等名校科學家們 紛紛投入啟靈藥(Psychedelic drugs)的研究。他們專注於探索啟靈藥於治療精 神疾病或提高癌末患者之靈性安適(Spiritual well-being)的潛力。本課程將研 讀啟靈藥相關的最新科學與醫學研究文獻,並進一步借重心智哲學中關於意 識與自我的既有文獻來探究啟靈藥如何影響人類的自我、意識與靈性經驗。 課程目標: ● 研讀最新相關主題之期刊與學術專書文獻 ● 培養閱讀與分析學術文獻能力 ● 培養進行學術口頭報告能力 ● 學習分析論證之能力 ● 學習撰寫學術論文之能力
評分方式
成績評量: 大學生 In-class presentations 30% In-class discussion questions 20% A final take-home exam 50% 研究生 In-class presentations 30% In-class discussion questions 20% A 3000-word term paper in English or a 5000-character term paper in Chinese 50% *所有作業皆上傳至google classroom繳交
週次計畫
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Read this before class Media article: https://ctee.com.tw/bookstore/sel ection/239944.html |
| 第 2 週 | How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence Michael Pollan Chapters 1-3 |
| 第 3 週 | How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence Michael Pollan Chapters 4-6 |
| 第 4 週 | The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, Aldous Huxley |
| 第 5 週 | Holiday |
| 第 6 週 | Vollenweider FX, Preller KH. Psychedelic drugs: neurobiology and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders. Nat Rev Neurosci Nov 2020;21(11):611-624. |
| 第 7 週 | Carhart-Harris RL, Muthukumaraswamy S, Roseman L, et al. Neural correlates of the LSD experience revealed by multimodal neuroimaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Apr 26 2016;113(17):4853-4858. |
| 第 8 週 | Resetting the brain Introduction The Reset Theory Predictive processing Relaxed beliefs under psychedelics Resetting beliefs under psychedelics 或 The mechanisms of psychedelic therapy Introduction Neuroplasticity theories The Metaphysical Belief Theory The Metaphysical Alief Theory Conclusion |
| 第 9 週 | Millière R. Looking for the Self: Phenomenology, Neurophysiology and Philosophical Significance of Drug-induced Ego Dissolution. Front Hum Neurosci 2017;11:245. |
| 第 10 週 | Millière R, Carhart-Harris RL, Roseman L, Trautwein FM, Berkovich-Ohana A. Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness. Front Psychol 2018;9:1475. |
| 第 11 週 | The role of self-representation Introduction Psychological factors Neural correlates Neurocognitive explanation Conclusion |
| 第 12 週 | Unbinding the self Introduction Predictive self-binding Selfhood embodied and (temporally) extended A centre of representational gravity The self unbound Opacity and mystical epiphanies Psychedelic therapy: a two-factor theory Self and self-consciousness Conclusion |
| 第 13 週 | Talk (Topic TBA) |
| 第 14 週 | The phenomenology of psychedelic therapy Introduction Perception The sense of self The transformative process Conclusion |
| 第 15 週 | Spirituality Introduction Naturalizing spirituality Spirituality as unselfing |
| 第 16 週 | Final Exam |
| 第 17 週 | Holiday |
| 第 18 週 | Flexible Week Watch the following video How to Change Your Mind | Michael Pollan | Talks at Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuhmZSFvhL0 |