Philosophical Psychology

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Delighted to welcome Andreas Elpidorou to our editorial board! Andreas is known for his work on the nature and function of boredom and is the author of The Anatomy of Boredom, out this year with OUP. #philpsy #philpsy

Philosophical temperament Many philosophers have worried about what philosophy is. Often they have looked for answers by considering what it is that philosophers do. Given the diversity of topics and methods...

This 2010 paper, Philosophical temperament, by
Jonathan Livengood, Justin Sytsma, Adam Feltz, Richard Scheines & Edouard Machery
is trending right now! Check it out, it is open access: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A DNA strand

Latest papers: Emily A. Willoughby, Alan Love, Matt McGue, Tobias Edwards, Alexandros Giannelis & James J. Lee study genetic and environmental influences on agentic belief in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Call for papers: Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction think.taylorandfranc... Guest editor: Lisa Bortolotti. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Submit your work! #philsky #philpsy

Science instruments

Latest papers: Jag Williams & Ann-Sophie Barwich take a fresh look at Daniel Dennett’s naturalist legacy in philosophy, focusing on his rethinking of philosophical methods doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Cover of Psychedelic Experience

Cover of Philosophy of Psychedelics

Two free access book reviews in #vol38issue7! Athea reviews Philosophy of Psychedelics and Cadenas reviews Psychedelic Experience #philsky #philpsy #booksky Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cphp20/3...

Philosophical Psychology Psychedelic-assisted therapy by Elly Vintiadis. Volume 38, Issue 7 of Philosophical Psychology

The special issue on Psychedelic-assisted therapy I edited for Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social is finally out! You can find my editorial and all the 13 articles here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cphp20/3...

This special issue includes a paper by a student whose dissertation I advised. Chris Kochevar is a kickass philosopher, and he's currently doing a postdoc on issues like these at Princeton. Keep your eyes out for further work from Chris! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A person with flowers growing out of their mind

Latest papers: Uku Tooming examines the prospects of hermeneutic mental factionalism as a descriptive account of folk commitments regarding mental state discourse doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Psychedelics beyond medicine: Treatment, enhancement, hype, consent, and the limits of medicalization The current revival of interest in classic psychedelics and other psychoactives such as ketamine and MDMA, coupled with changes to their regulatory status in many jurisdictions, necessitates rigoro...

Mina Caraccio and co-authors argue that neglecting non-medical and broad scientific use cases for psychedelics may have important implications for a range of ethical issues surrounding psychedelic use and research doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
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Clarifying the ethical landscape of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy This paper attempts to integrate ongoing conversations about the nature and ethics of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) in order to clarify some outstanding ethical questions. First, I addre...

Christopher Kochevar clarifies the landscape of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue7
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Pantheism: One and all Pantheism – All is God – is the hidden doctrine behind many reported psychedelic-occasioned experiences, both in the literature and in clinical trials, yet its meaning is little understood in the c...

Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes offers a fresh outline of Pantheism via the exploration of its etymology and history, where Pantheism is the hidden doctrine behind many reported psychedelic-occasioned experiences doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
12/14

Comforting delusions? How to evaluate the plausibility of mystical-type insights in psychedelic experiences Psychedelics can facilitate mystical-type insights and beliefs, such as the belief that the fundamental nature of reality is loving consciousness. These belief changes could underlie the positive e...

Jussi Jylkkä asks how to evaluate the plausibility of mystical-type insights in psychedelic experiences doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
11/14

Psychedelic therapies and belief change: are there risks of epistemic harm or epistemic injustice? Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies (PAPs) have shown promise in treating mental health disorders, but concerns persist regarding their potential to elicit “false beliefs” through altered states o...

Maximiliano Zeller considers the risks of epistemic injustice in psychedelic therapies doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue7
10/14

On the social epistemology of psychedelic experience Both traditional and recent accounts of the beneficial and therapeutic effects of psychedelic experiences tie these effects to specifically epistemic changes, for example the enabling of spiritual ...

Mette Marie Pedersen & Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen write about the social epistemology of psychedelic experiences doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue7
9/14

The phenomenology of psychedelic temporality: current knowledge, open questions, and clinical applications Current evidence suggests that the efficacy of psychedelic therapy depends, in part, on the character of psychedelic experiences themselves. One pronounced aspect of psychedelic experiences is alte...

Riccardo Miceli McMillan, Jack Reynolds & Anthony Fernandez explore the phenomenology of psychedelic temporality doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue7
8/14

Existential feelings as a phenomenological framework for psychedelic therapy This article provides a phenomenological account of the role of existential feelings in the acute and lasting effects of psychedelic therapy and attempts to elucidate phenomenologically why certain...

Floris B. Tijhuis, Sabrina Coninx & Léon C. de Bruin discuss existential feelings as a phenomenological framework for psychedelic therapy doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open Access #vol38issue7
7/14

Psychedelic experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy for depression Psychedelics have shown promise as a treatment for depression. Although there is some debate, a popular view is that psychedelics produce their benefits in an experience-dependent manner. This is t...

Umair Khan investigate psychedelic experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy for depression doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
6/14

Psychedelic-assisted therapy, metacognition, and the problem of integration: a tri-phasic approach Psychedelic-assisted therapy is an emerging and promising field for the treatment of various psychological disorders. The concept of integration is integral to the success of such interventions. Wh...

Traill Dowie proposes a new metacognitively focused, triphasic model of integration for psychedelic-assisted interventions doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol38issue7
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Psilocybin, moralization and psychotherapy: a scoping review and a case report The resurgence of interest in psychedelic substances for psychiatric treatment has sparked both excitement and scepticism within the scientific community. This paper addresses the moralisation and ...

Emiliano Loria, Elisabetta Lalumera & Ambra D’Imperio review and report on psilocybin, moralization and psychotherapy doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
4/14

The role of self-transcendent emotions in psychedelic experiences: a two-process proposal Psychedelics are known to elicit intense and meaningful subjective experiences. These subjective experiences are supposed to play a major role in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. However, not mu...

Florian Cova & Federico Seragnoli explore the role of self-transcendent emotions in psychedelic experiences doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
3/14

Salience, sensemaking, and setting in psilocybin microdosing: Methodological lessons and preliminary findings of a mixed method qualitative study There are profound methodological challenges facing microdosing research. One way we can address some of these methodological issues is by understanding how psilocybin microdosing fits in the broad...

Aleš Oblak, Liam Korošec Hudnik, Anja Levačić, Kristian Elersič, Peter Pregelj & Jurij Bon discuss salience, sensemaking, and setting in psilocybin microdosing doi.org/10.1080/0951... Open access #vol38issue7
2/14

The promises and perils of the psychedelic turn in psychiatry Published in Philosophical Psychology (Vol. 38, No. 7, 2025)

New special issue out on psychedelic treatments! Guest editor Elly Vintiadis, who also authored the introduction: doi.org/10.1080/0951... Free access! Follow this thread to know more about the other contributions #vol38issue7 #psychedelics #philsky #philpsy
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Call for papers: Experimental argument analysis: Interdisciplinary perspectives on verbal reasoning. Deadline: 30 April 2026. Guest editors: Eugen Fischer and Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsoc #philpsy

Call for papers: Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry. Deadline: 1st February 2026. Guest editors: Şerife Tekin and Jonathan Y. Tsou. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy #philsci

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New Publication! Maria Waggoner's paper 'Moral illusions' is forthcoming in @journalphp.bsky.social 🥳 Maria argues that we should rethink our conception of the ideal virtuous person and suggests alternative moral resources which a virtuous person could use to navigate cases of moral illusions. 📄👇

I am very excited about the upcoming seventh edition of the Institute of Applied Psychology Interdisciplinary Series (IAPIS, ips.uj.edu.pl/nauka/iapis/... & @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social)

To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...

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Latest papers: Kaitlyn Creasy argues that there is an important form of meaningfulness that can’t be secured through mere commitment: meaningfulness as felt mattering doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy