دانلود کتاب Cannabis - Philosophy for Everyone

The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic and scientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinating philosophical issues associated with cannabis use.  A frank, professionally informed and playful discussion of cannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry Considers the meaning of a ‘high’, the morality of smoking marijuana for pleasure, the slippery slope to more dangerous drugs, and the human drive to alter our consciousness Not only incorporates contributions from philosophers, psychologists, sociologists or legal, pharmacological, and medical experts, but also non-academics associated with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis Brings together an international team of writers from the United States, Canada, UK, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, and New Zealand Content: Chapter 1 A Cannabis Odyssey (pages 21–34): Lester GrinspoonChapter 2 Seeing Snakes (pages 35–49): G. T. RocheChapter 3 The Cannabis Experience (pages 50–61): Andrew D. Hathaway and Justin SharpleyChapter 4 Buzz, High, and Stoned (pages 65–76): Michael MontagneChapter 5 The Great Escape (pages 77–89): Charles Taliaferro and Michel Le GallChapter 6 Cannabis and the Human Condition (pages 90–99): Brian R. ClackChapter 7 Hallucinatory Terror (pages 103–113): Tommi KakkoChapter 8 Marijuana and Creativity (pages 114–120): Ryan E. Holt and James C. KaufmanChapter 9 Navigating Creative Inner Space on the Innocent Pleasures of Hashish (pages 121–136): Dale JacquetteChapter 10 Cannabis and the Culture of Alienation (pages 139–148): Mark ThorsbyChapter 11 Reefer Madness (pages 149–161): Tuomas E. TahkoChapter 12 Soft vs. Hard (pages 162–172): Brian PenroseChapter 13 “Smoking Pot Doesn't Hurt Anyone But Me!” (pages 175–191): Jack Green Musselman, Russ Frohardt and D. G. LynchChapter 14 Pot Politics (pages 192–213): Mitch EarleywineChapter 15 Cannabis and the Good Life (pages 214–225): Theodore SchickChapter 16 Weakness of Will (pages 226–235): Michael Funke