Info-Psychology: A Manual for the Use of the Human Nervous System According to the Instructions of the Manufacturers, and a Navigational Guide for Piloting the Evolution of the Human Individual
Richard Nixon called him "the most dangerous man in America." But the revolution Leary fought was for the liberty to control one's own brain. Written while he was serving a life sentence Info-Psychology (originally titled Exo-Psychology) introduces readers to his 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness. While not the most reliable of research scientists or theorists, Leary's far-reaching ideas are unlike anything else you've ever read.
Why this is progressive/liberal: Leary is a progressive icon. From the moment he first tried hallucinogens he fought for their acceptance in the US. A lot of liberals and progressives still hate Leary for various perceived transgressions, but such a dynamic larger-than-life figure won't be along again for generations. Nobody thinks like Leary.
Read this with his two other futurist masterworks--Neuropolitics: The Sociobiology of Human Metamorphosis & The Intelligence Agents (Future History)
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