Testimonies about the earliest Greek philosophy

Three testimonies about meeting Michael Balint and his ideas.

Pierre Benoı̂t was a general practitioner who became a psychoanalyst without abandoning completely his medical practice. He was the family doctor of the Dormandi family and had several occasions to meet and have discussions with Michael Balint. Dr. Benoı̂t was very much interested in the Balint groups; he was leader of one of them, but not without trying to go further. Most of his ideas are expre...

Ancient greek philosophy and modern psychiatry.

Soul, mind, brain: Greek philosophy and the birth of neuroscience.

The nature of "soul" and the source of "psychic life", the anatomical seat of cognitive, motor and sensory functions, and the origin of neural diseases were broadly debated by ancient Greek scientists since the earliest times. Within the space of few centuries, speculation of philosophers and medical thinkers laid the foundations of modern experimental and clinical neuroscience. This review pro...

Should Lawyers Care About Philosophy?

Philosophy and justice have always had a rocky relationship. Socrates, remember, was put to death for teaching young people to question received wisdom on matters of public importance. 2 Yet his pupil Plato dared to maintain that philosophers possessed ways of thinking that could help answer our most puzzling questions about the nature of both truth and justice. This is our paradox: Sometimes o...

Prevention of childhood drowning on a Greek island in the 19th century: literal testimonies by two native writers.

BACKGROUND To present literal texts of two native writers about drowning during childhood, along witha successful simple preventive measure implemented by the community of a small Greek island. MATERIALS AND METHODS Review of the older Greek literal production as well as of the contemporary literatureon childhood drowning and related preventive measures. RESULTS Alexander Papadiamandis (185...