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I wish there were more long-form articles like this, that explored the way this debate unfolds in the literature, and rigorously presents the arguments of each
by concinds 4y ago
I wish there were more long-form articles like this, that explored the way this debate unfolds in the literature, and rigorously presents the arguments of each side. The article invites readers to make up their minds on psychiatry (drugs) vs psychoanalysis, but through narrative rather tha logical arguments. Would make for a great movie, but it's hard to derive anything from this.
It's clear that the neurobiological approach focuses on correlates rather than root causes. Brain chemicals are no more the "sources" of emotions, than emotions being the source of neurochemicals. And psychoanalysis tries to weave narratives that explain behavior, but those narratives may or may not produce any insights.
Surely there's smart people who can see the basic flaws of both current approaches, and are trying to build more rigorous models of the mind's functioning?