Chemicals for the Mind: Psychopharmacology and Human Consciousness

by Ernest Keen

Book Overview

Silently orienting us to the world are traditions embedded in our language. These traditions shape how we understand the necessities and possibilities of life and truth. Dualism, a metaphysical theory, is such a tradition, and, in Keen's view, the separate discourses of science and morality create double meanings in our experience. Psychopharmacology is a critical intersection of these two worlds, where physical compounds are used to change mental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275967751
• ISBN13: 9780275967758
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"