"Neuroreductionism" is the tendency to reduce complex mental phenomena to brain states, confusing correlation for physical causation. In this paper, we illustrate the dangers of this popular neuro-fallacy, by looking at an example drawn from the media: a story about "hypoactive sexual desire disorder" in women. We discuss the role of folk dualism in perpetuating such a confusion, and draw some ...

This paper explores the concept of being and performing masculinity in Karim Raslan’s short story Go East. Torn between being a man in his own terms and performing socially endorsed masculine roles and sexual desires, the protagonist, Mahmud, negotiates and transgresses gender borders, resulting in his inability to sexually perform with women and incapacity for emotional and physical intimacy w...

Regine May - Stephen J. Harrison, Cupid and Psyche. The Reception of Apuleius’ Love Story since 1600. Trends in Classics – Pathways Reception, 1, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020, xii+466 pp., €109.95, ISBN 978-3-11-064119-6.

This article offers a comparative analysis of two works world classics: A. Kuprin's short story "The Garnet Bracelet" and S. Zweig's novella Letter Stranger", dedicated to the topic unhappy love. The revealed commonality storyline, presence motive prayer, passion gratitude in it.