On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality

In the late, post-lockdown days of the pandemic, grappling with personal loss and existential uncertainty, Justin Smith-Ruiu...
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On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality by Smith-Ruiu, Justin

On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality

$27.99

On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality

$27.99
Author: Justin Smith-Ruiu
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In the late, post-lockdown days of the pandemic, grappling with personal loss and existential uncertainty, Justin Smith-Ruiu found himself standing in a California cannabis dispensary, pondering a question his tribe of fellow philosophers have often dismissed as too simple: How did I get here? That moment marked a transition for him--it was the start of a journey Smith-Ruiu would take to experience his own mind and the world around him in a new, clarifying way.

On Drugs blends autobiography, intellectual history, and philosophical inquiry to explore the transformative impact of psychedelics on human consciousness and thought. Drawing on his personal experiences as 'an articulate guinea pig, ' Smith-Ruiu argues that psychedelics upend our assumptions about the nature of reality--and thus force a reckoning with the very foundations of Western philosophy.

Provocative, profound, and deeply personal, On Drugs points toward a radically new way of thinking about the world and our capacity to understand it.



Author: Justin Smith-Ruiu
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 09/23/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.86w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781324094975


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2025
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2025
Library Journal 08/01/2025 pg. 72

About the Author
Smith-Ruiu, Justin: - Justin Smith-Ruiu is a professor of history and philosophy of science at the Université Paris Cité. He is the author, most recently, of The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is. He writes regularly for Harper's, WIRED, the New York Times, and other publications. He lives in Paris.

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