Emotions, culture, and mental illness: A short history of my father
By Luis R. Medina.
Description
This is a joint publication of Floricanto and Berkeley Presses. In his first book, Emotions, Culture And Mental Illness: A Short History Of My Father, the author takes the reader on a poignant journey of self-discovery when he decides to go to Puerto Rico in search of “Monchito,” his psychopathic father whom he had not seen in nearly three decades. He explores the subject of emotions—primarily from the perspective of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)—and debunks the widely held notion that psychopaths are “emotionless” beings. What exactly are em...
ISBN(s)
1888205717, 9781888205718
