Drugs, Perception and Altered States of Consciousness in the Arcades Project (Passagen-Werk) by Walter Benjamin

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Drugs, Perception and Altered States of Consciousness in the Arcades Project (Passagen-Werk) by Walter Benjamin

ABSTRACT

Walter Benjamin’s account of his experiments and experiences with drugs (mainly hashish, but also opium, Mescaline and morphine derivative Eucodal) suggest that the drugged state can be interpreted as a virtual performance of perception.