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Biography
Dr Chris Letheby is a philosopher of mind and cognitive science who works on issues arising from the use of psychedelic drugs in psychiatry and neuroscience. His doctoral research, conducted at the University of Adelaide, presented the first systematic analysis of psychedelic experience within the framework of 21st century philosophy of cognitive science. He is currently Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Adelaide on the ARC-funded project 'Philosophical Perspectives on Psychedelic Psychiatry'. His monograph Philosophy of Psychedelics was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press.
Teaching overview
2022:
PHIL1003 God, Mind, and Knowledge
PHIL2002 Logic: How to Defeat Your Foes with Reasoning
PHIL2006 Philosophy of Psychology and Psychiatry
PHIL4106 Analytic Philosophy
2021:
PHIL2002 Logic: How to Defeat Your Foes with Reasoning
PHIL2005 Exploring the Nature of Science
2020:
PHIL2006 Philosophy of Psychology and Psychiatry
PHIL2007 Knowledge and the Justification of Belief
2019:
PHIL2005 Exploring the Nature of Science
PHIL2006 Philosophy of Psychology and Psychiatry
2018:
PHIL2005 Exploring the Nature of Science
PHIL1003 God, Mind and Knowledge (lectures only)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, PhD, University of Adelaide
Award Date: 9 Mar 2017
External positions
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Adelaide
15 Apr 2019 → 14 Apr 2022
Research expertise keywords
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of psychiatry
- Psychedelics
- Philosophy of mind
- Psilocybin
- LSD
- Hallucinogens
- Psychedelic therapy
- Ayahuasca
- DMT
- Mescaline
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Philosophy of Psychedelics
Letheby, C., Aug 2021, Oxford University Press. 261 p. (International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Philosophical Perspectives on the Psychedelic Renaissance
Letheby, C. (ed.) & Gerrans, P. (ed.), 2023, (Accepted/In press) Oxford University Press. (International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Naturalistic Entheogenics: Précis of Philosophy of Psychedelics
Letheby, C., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Philosophy and the Mind Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Naturalizando la epistemología psicodélica
Letheby, C. & Huesca, F., 26 Jan 2022, Reflexiones Marginales, 67.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication
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Psychedelics, atheism, and naturalism: myth and reality
Letheby, C., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Consciousness Studies. 29, 7-8, p. 69-92 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review