CURE Quote
Kant believed the causes of madness were biological and hereditary. Pinel and others had confused causes with effects. The melancholic boy whose heart was broken was not made mad by failed love; he overly suffered because of an underlying instability. Psychic cures were fruitless, and mental illness was incurable.
— Makari, George, Soul Machine : the invention of the modern mind, 2015-
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In Sickness and Health: Form follows Function?
“Form follows function” is a quote by the architect Louis Sullivan who said that buildings and other objects, which we might perceive as not beautiful, should have a shape that primarily relates to their intended function or purpose. The phrase is … Continue reading