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Author:   Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan UniversityNanoethics Group) ,  Dale Jacquette (University of Bern, Switzerland) ,  Rick Cusick
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781405199674

ISBN 10:   1405199679
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   24 September 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword xii Richard Cusick Preface xv Dale Jacquette Introduction: What is Cannabis and How Can We Get Some? 1 Dale Jacquette Part I Cannabis Phenomenology 19 1 A Cannabis Odyssey 21 Lester Grinspoon 2 Seeing Snakes: On Delusion, Knowledge, and the Drug Experience 35 G. T. Roche 3 The Cannabis Experience: An Analysis of “Flow” 50 Andrew D. Hathaway and Justin Sharpley Part II Marijuana and Spiritual Enlightenment 63 4 Buzz, High, and Stoned: Metaphor, Meaning, and the Cannabis Experience 65 Michael Montagne 5 The Great Escape 77 Charles Taliaferro and Michel Le Gall 6 Cannabis and the Human Condition: “Something of the Kind is Indispensable” 90 Brian R. Clack Part III Creatively High 101 7 Hallucinatory Terror: The World of the Hashish Eater 103 Tommi Kakko 8 Marijuana and Creativity 114 Ryan E. Holt and James C. Kaufman 9 Navigating Creative Inner Space on the Innocent Pleasures of Hashish 121 Dale Jacquette Part IV Psycho-Sociological Dimensions of Cannabis Culture 137 10 Cannabis and the Culture of Alienation 139 Mark Thorsby 11 Reefer Madness: Cannabis, the Individual, and Public Policy 149 Tuomas E. Tahko 12 Soft vs. Hard: Why Drugs are Not Like Eggs 162 Brian Penrose Part V Cannabis Ethics and Politics 173 13 “Smoking Pot Doesn’t Hurt Anyone But Me!” Why Adults Should be Allowed to Consume Cannabis 175 Jack Green Musselman, Russ Frohardt, and D. G. Lynch 14 Pot Politics: Prohibition and Morality 192 Mitch Earleywine 15 Cannabis and the Good Life: Needs, Capabilities, and Human Flourishing 214 Theodore Schick, Jr. 16 Weakness of Will: The Cannabis Connection 226 Michael Funke Notes on Contributors 236

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"""Many interesting dimensions of cannabis research are reflected in this book, which is written in an intelligent and entertaining style."" (About.com, 11 September 2011) ""Cannabis: Philosophy for Everyone- What Were We Just Talking About? Provides a refreshing collection of essays- from both sides of the fence- on the many philosophical facets of pot ingestion...HIGH TIMES associate publisher Rick Cusick writes in the foreword: ""While I personally believe that legalizing cannabis would encourage a more civilized society, I also recognize that reasonable people can disagree.  That is why this book is so timely and important.  There are overblown claims on both sides of the equation and we need to have the more disciplined discourse that philosophy provides."" (HIGH TIMES, February 2011)""Their newest release Cannabis-Philosophy for Everyone aims to bridge the world of academia, as it relates to cannabis, with the interests and concerns of those on the outside. Contributors include international scholars in the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, law, pharmacology, psychotherapy, and medicine as well as non-academics associated with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis. For those looking for a thought-provoking, heady read, find out more about this book at www.wiley.com."" (Nug Magazine, November 2010)""The book is both high- and low-brow and is sure to please undergrads searching for epiphanies while hanging out in hazy basements."" (The Washington Post, November 2010) ""It's a serious read that should be on your bookshelf. We are going to say, especially if you are a cannabis industry / business owner; this book will help you to understand your product and the people that love it so that you can apply what you've learned in ""philosophy class"" to the real world in a way that will boost your brand.."" (Hempista, 24 October 2010)"

Cannabis: Philosophy for Everyone- What Were We Just Talking About? Provides a refreshing collection of essays- from both sides of the fence- on the many philosophical facets of pot ingestion...HIGH TIMES associate publisher Rick Cusick writes in the foreword: While I personally believe that legalizing cannabis would encourage a more civilized society, I also recognize that reasonable people can disagree. That is why this book is so timely and important. There are overblown claims on both sides of the equation and we need to have the more disciplined discourse that philosophy provides. (HIGH TIMES, February 2011) Their newest release Cannabis-Philosophy for Everyone aims to bridge the world of academia, as it relates to cannabis, with the interests and concerns of those on the outside. Contributors include international scholars in the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, law, pharmacology, psychotherapy, and medicine as well as non-academics associated with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis. For those looking for a thought-provoking, heady read, find out more about this book at www.wiley.com. (Nug Magazine, November 2010) The book is both high- and low-brow and is sure to please undergrads searching for epiphanies while hanging out in hazy basements. (The Washington Post, November 2010) It's a serious read that should be on your bookshelf. We are going to say, especially if you are a cannabis industry / business owner; this book will help you to understand your product and the people that love it so that you can apply what you've learned in philosophy class to the real world in a way that will boost your brand.. (Hempista, 24 October 2010)

It's a serious read that should be on your bookshelf. We are going to say, especially if you are a cannabis industry / business owner; this book will help you to understand your product and the people that love it so that you can apply what you've learned in philosophy class to the real world in a way that will boost your brand.. (Hempista, 24 October 2010)

Many interesting dimensions of cannabis research are reflected in this book, which is written in an intelligent and entertaining style. (About.com, 11 September 2011) Cannabis: Philosophy for Everyone- What Were We Just Talking About? Provides a refreshing collection of essays- from both sides of the fence- on the many philosophical facets of pot ingestion...HIGH TIMES associate publisher Rick Cusick writes in the foreword: While I personally believe that legalizing cannabis would encourage a more civilized society, I also recognize that reasonable people can disagree. That is why this book is so timely and important. There are overblown claims on both sides of the equation and we need to have the more disciplined discourse that philosophy provides. (HIGH TIMES, February 2011) Their newest release Cannabis-Philosophy for Everyone aims to bridge the world of academia, as it relates to cannabis, with the interests and concerns of those on the outside. Contributors include international scholars in the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, law, pharmacology, psychotherapy, and medicine as well as non-academics associated with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis. For those looking for a thought-provoking, heady read, find out more about this book at www.wiley.com. (Nug Magazine, November 2010) The book is both high- and low-brow and is sure to please undergrads searching for epiphanies while hanging out in hazy basements. (The Washington Post, November 2010) It's a serious read that should be on your bookshelf. We are going to say, especially if you are a cannabis industry / business owner; this book will help you to understand your product and the people that love it so that you can apply what you've learned in philosophy class to the real world in a way that will boost your brand.. (Hempista, 24 October 2010)

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Editor DALE JACQUETTE is Senior Professorial Chair in Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Series Editor FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.

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