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Cargando... This Is Your Mind on Plants (edición 2021)por Michael Pollan (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. As usual, Pollan is both enlightening and entertaining. But now I want to try mescalin. ( ) This is the book for all of us fascinated with the world of plants and the strange effect they can have on our minds. It is truly bewildering how some plants and the products we get from them are glorified, while others are demonized. Pollan explores this very arbitrary division through personal anecdotes, a little bit of scientific research and legal peculiarities. I particularly liked the chapter on mescaline, while the ones on poppies and coffee were interesting as well. A must-read for all fans of Pollan. I liked it, though this felt like a short works companion adjacent to How to Change Your Mind (writing this on mobile so can't link book but may edit in later). The opium section was originally in Harper's Weekly >20 years ago, with original pages restored that had been previously removed to avoid rubbing afoul of legal issues re: manufacturing a scheduled drug (presumably things have changed if we're publishing in a book). Caffeine was originally an Audible original, and the second paper version of an audible exclusive I've seen which makes me wonder about how those exclusivity contracts work (especially in light of Sanderson's discussion about how poor Audible's deals are). Mescaline, then, seems to be original for this book, especially as describes plans in the first year of the pandemic. Would've been a relatively short read, but my time is occupied! This is like a combination of the Botany of Desire and How to Change Your Mind. We get a look at three different plants, and hear how the author has tried growing them or experimenting with them. This worked better for me than Botany did, and I think it's because it's more a memoir of his experience with these plants rather than trying to seem scientific the whole way thru. I especially was interested in how Native Americans have a monopoly on the legality of peyote. Some good thoughts to ponder in that section. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Usamos las plantas a diario para alterar nuestra conciencia. Nos relajamos con lavanda o valeriana y nos activamos con cafen?a, sin jams? pensar en ello como una adiccin?. Entonces por que otras sustancias de origen vegetal, como la psilocibina o la mescalina, son ilegales? Segn? que el criterio se ensalzan los beneficios del caf ?y en cambio es delito plantar amapolas en algunos pas?es? Michael Pollan investiga tres drogas de origen vegetal -- el opio, la cafen?a y la mescalina -- para mostrar la arbitrariedad de nuestro juicio respecto a estas sustancias, profundamente condicionado por el estigma social. El autor revisa el papel de las plantas psicoactivas en distintas epocas y culturas, a la vez que experimenta con sus efectos. El objetivo es comprender por que el ser humano hace todo lo posible para alterar su conciencia y, al tiempo, limita este deseo universal con leyes y condena social. Combinacin? de historia, divulgacin? cientf?ica, memorias e incluso periodismo gonzo, esta obra ofrece una mirada desprejuiciada y atenta a las distintas variables que han determinado la condena o la legalizacin? de las drogas, y da cuenta de la genuina curosidad del ser humano a la hora de relacionarse conla naturaleza y alcanzar niveles distintos de percepin? de nuetro entorno" -- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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