The Melancholic Animal
The phenomenon of depression fundamentally challenges common western ideas about what it means to be human, such as Cartesian distinctions between body and mind, and existing notions of rationality, autonomy and agency. Like madness more generally, melancholy and depression are historically shaped...
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| Language: | English |
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Humanimalia
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Humanimalia |
| Online Access: | https://humanimalia.org/article/view/9480 |