Latest / unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc
380. Examining the History of Mind feat. George Makari
For centuries, the health of the body was the province of doctors while the health of the soul was the domain of the clergy. What happened with the discovery of a concept of mind as thinking matter? In this episode, we trace the emergence of mind and mental health as a new aspect of what it means to be human.George Makari is a psychiatrist, historian, and the author of three books: Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia, Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis, and Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind.George and Greg discuss the transformation in the way we…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.