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The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
Book • 2014
The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of widespread drug use in Ancient Rome and Greece.
In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday element of a free society, used in medicine, religious ceremonies, and war campaigns.
Hillman shows how drugs influenced and inspired artists, philosophers, and politicians whose ideas formed the basis for civilization as we know it.
He argues for intellectual honesty in acknowledging drug use in ancient societies despite today's conflicting social mores.
In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday element of a free society, used in medicine, religious ceremonies, and war campaigns.
Hillman shows how drugs influenced and inspired artists, philosophers, and politicians whose ideas formed the basis for civilization as we know it.
He argues for intellectual honesty in acknowledging drug use in ancient societies despite today's conflicting social mores.
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Danny Jones , this is the only way to get to the truth is to hear like a credible person dismantle his argument.
Danny Jones , this is the only way to get to the truth is to hear like a credible person dismantle his argument.
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#2349 - Danny Jones
Mentioned by Danny Jones as a book reviewed by 
Philippe Charlier , exploring the influence of chemicals in classical antiquity.
Danny Jones as a book reviewed by Philippe Charlier , exploring the influence of chemicals in classical antiquity.
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