Christopher Letheby
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The University of Western Australia
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Research Footprint
Christopher Letheby appears in 5 tracked papers (2017–2024), most studied alongside LSD and Psilocybin, across Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders and Palliative & End-of-Life Distress.
Most-cited paper: Self unbound: ego dissolution in psychedelic experience (277 citations).
Frequent co-authors: Fernando Rosas, Robin Carhart-Harris and Christopher Timmermann.
Background & Research
Christopher ‘Chris’ E. R. Letheby is an Australian philosopher whose research focuses on philosophy of mind, cognitive science, neuroscience, and the therapeutic and transformative potential of classic psychedelics. He earned his PhD at the University of Adelaide and has held positions at the University of Adelaide and the University of Western Australia. His book, Philosophy of Psychedelics, is a major philosophical contribution to the field, and he has published widely on ego dissolution, self-unbinding, death anxiety, and the metaphysical beliefs affected by psychedelic experiences.
Key Impact
Chris Letheby is a leading philosopher of psychedelics whose work connects psychedelic therapy, selfhood, spirituality, and the epistemic status of psychedelic experience.
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