Bioethicists Push Psychedelics to Make Life “Interesting”
We live in a hedonistic age in which pleasures — including of the most intense kind — are readily available. Yet, despite the supposed good times, we are increasingly anxious and depressed, to the point that addiction and suicide are considered symptoms of a profound mental health crisis. What to do? How about some regular doses of LSD? Three bioethicist/researchers write in Practical Ethics that not only are psychedelics a potential psychiatric medication — already being investigated scientifically — but should be considered “intrinsically valuable” as a means of living an “interesting life.” How? First, the experiences — what were once called “trips” — are profoundly aesthetic. From “Are Psychedelic Experiences Intrinsically Valuable?“: Individuals typically enjoy, savor, or are moved by, the perceptions of Read More ›
