Week 6 Flashcards
Sanskrit
India language- Has no word for philosophy
Brahmanism
Religious case of abuse, misuse, power, games
Indians view of Buddha
Saw him as an interpretation of one of their Hindu gods- Same for Jesus
Eastern views
Unity instead of distinction
Holism instead of reductionism
Korper vs Leib on the body
Korper- Body as an object
-Body as it can be measured or quantified
Leib- Body as a subject
-Body as it is experienced or lived
L’art pour l’art
Art is valuable with or without human experience
L’art pour homme
Art is only valuable alongside the existence of humans
Vedantic conception of mind
-Ego (Ahankara)
-Lower mind (Manas)
-Memory bank (Chitta: Means both consciousness and memory- ancient philosophers said they couldn’t distinguish from both)
-Wisdom (Buddhi)
Breaking down of ego is necessary to become enlightened
Unconscious mind
Exchange of ideas between cultures, Indian Philosopher Upanisads and the likes of Nietzsche, Freud and Jung
Transcendental drive
Wish to be connected to something bigger than ourselves
-Can lead to a psychological transformation of the individual
How to make free decisions
Techniques of psychotherapy, meditations seem to be more promising than mere information
Indian philosophy
Indian traditions, all which involve meditation come to different conclusions
-Everything that exists is matter, everything that exists is consciousness
-Dualism vs monism
-Different conclusions about god, the afterlife, self
Types of meditation
-Attentional meditation (Attention control)
-Constructive meditation (Aims to strengthen positive psychological patterns)
-Destructive meditation (how your own programming works, outside-in)
Meta cognitive insight
Defusing between thoughts and self
-Seeing thoughts as mental events that pass through the mind
Withdrawal vs approach
-Rumination and withdrawal are counterproductive strategies to escape from ones own feeling and thoughts
LSD initially intended to
Get rid of headaches
Transformative drugs
-LSD: Strong psychedelic substance, 8-12 hr trip
-Psilocybin: Euphoria (low dose) to strong psychedelic (high dose), 3-7hrs
-DMT: Strong psychedelic substance, 10min to a few hours
Psychedelic
Different perception of space and time, hallucinations, dissociation of body and mind, near-death experiences, perception of different worlds or beings
How does one see benefits from psychedelics
-Neuroplasticity
-The experience itself
Meaningful insights from psychedelics
Oceanic boundlessness
Dread of ego dissolution
Mystical experience/ Unity
Sacredness
Intuitive knowledge
Positive mood
Counselling with psychedelics is non-directive
Np indication that conditions targeted by psychedelics are effectively treated by non-directive therapy
Role of counsellor in psychedelics
Safety- To prevent a bad trip
Treatment outcome of psychedelics and psychotherapy
Ambiguous- Due to complex interactions between therapist and patient (counsellor-patient interactions cannot be controlled for)
Return of the psychedelic model
Psilocybin first used in OCD treatments and cancer patients then depression patients
