On the ambiguity of psychedelic awe in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248182 |
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| Authors | Alex K Gearin (0000-0002-1032-4928, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 18-20 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12849 |
| OpenAlex | W4390014289 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Psychology research frequently portrays the epistemic emotion of wonder as an intrinsic good. However, anthropologists highlight that social contexts shape its ambiguous political and moral potential. This concise article explores the awe-inspiring DMT experience of a Chinese psychedelic user, which involves a humiliating encounter with a cosmic surveillance state. Analogous to the mood of wonder, the ambiguity inherent to psychedelic states originates from an existential vulnerability. This openness facilitates a wide range of potential social, moral, and psychological projects
Aesthetics · Ambiguity · China · Epistemology · Existentialism · Mood · Openness to experience · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Wonder · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Media Influence and Health · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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