Philosophy in the Community -- Enlightenment and Intoxication
Can intoxication be a path to enlightenment?
Sarah Hoffman “Enlightenment and Intoxication”
Can intoxication be a path to enlightenment? Intoxication is often conceived as a form of impairment or incapacity, a state that actually impedes knowledge. But there are also long traditions in human thought that associate states of intoxication with special knowledge and access to realms of the world not otherwise available. In this talk I will consider intoxication as a concept, and a state, draw out what generates these conflicting views of intoxication's epistemological status, and explore some reasons for thinking that the positive view of intoxication may have something important right.
Philosophy in the Community is a public lecture series held at:
The Refinery
Emmanuel Anglican (formerly St. James) Church Basement
609 Dufferin Avenue
(at 12th Street, just off Broadway)
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