tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144889.post1033430399393488993..comments2024-02-16T03:28:20.315-05:00Comments on Gondwanaland: The Trouble with Spikol's Column (Against Dualism)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144889.post-25587391326337796082008-03-21T18:00:00.000-05:002008-03-21T18:00:00.000-05:00She's equating the "medical model" with promotion ...She's equating the "medical model" with promotion of medication as the primary treatment because she thinks of talk therapy as mental and (supposedly) therefore not physical. And that false dichotomy between mental and physical is rooted in dualism. That's how the philosophy relates to the politics.stripey7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03681029697572463505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144889.post-73454358285102812832008-03-19T22:50:00.000-05:002008-03-19T22:50:00.000-05:00Criticizing her use of philosophical dualism seems...Criticizing her use of philosophical dualism seems to be missing the point. Her concern is that the medical model promoted in the legislation will cause an overreliance on medication at the expense of potentially more effective treatments.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately she does not detail in this article why she believes this is true.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526766252035143282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144889.post-12455809246126692432008-03-16T19:39:00.000-05:002008-03-16T19:39:00.000-05:00I disagree with Spikol's assumption that accepting...I disagree with Spikol's assumption that accepting a materialist understanding of mental illness is somehow giving ammunition to drug companies to push their agenda. Since dualist philosophical positions so often serve reactionary politics, it's important to refute the notion that arguments for progressive positions rest on those same assumptions, when they do not.stripey7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03681029697572463505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144889.post-26795725730597685312008-03-16T15:54:00.000-05:002008-03-16T15:54:00.000-05:00I fail to see how you disagree with Spikol in your...I fail to see how you disagree with Spikol in your response, except you use bigger words perhaps?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082590448564870954noreply@blogger.com