Ivan O. Godfroid
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Ivan O. Godfroid is a writer and a psychiatrist, born in Boussu (Belgium) on May 26th, 1971.
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[edit] Art and Science
Godfroid's works is an attempt to unify science and art, as two aspects of the same underlying reality. Consequently, his books contain theoretical discussions alongside poetry. As Godfroid's interpretation of humanity is rather dark and cruel, he is sometimes called a "goth philosopher".
[edit] Essayist works
Godfroid is the author of several essays on existence. In the 7-volume works L'Ombre close des portes celtiques (tr: “The closed shadow of the celtic doors” - 2 volumes published to date), he examines religion, art, power, madness and other characteristics of existence always searching the celtic roots of European civilisation.
[edit] Scientific works
[edit] The theory of Psychiagenia
Godfroid has developed the concept of "Psychiagenia" in the field of philosophy of mind. According to this theory, mind and brain are the manifestations of the same underlying reality, a "common root", which is called psychiagenia.[1] This monist theory was developed as a reaction to dualism and materialism.[2] He has applied this theory to an analysis of placebo effect.[3]
[edit] Female psychiatry
As a psychiatrist, Godfroid has developed the field of gender-specific treatment of mental disease. That is what he has called female psychiatry.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
- 1999 : La psychiatrie de la femme (Paris, Presses Universitaires de France)
- 2003 : L'effet placebo. Un voyage à la frontière du corps et de l'esprit. (Charleroi, Socrate Éditions Promarex)
- 2004 : Larmes de venin. Essai sur le pouvoir. (L'ombre close des portes celtiques, Livre III) (Charleroi, Socrate Éditions Promarex)
- 2005 : Pacte de contrition. Essai sur la folie. (L'ombre close des portes celtiques, Livre IV) (Charleroi, Socrate Éditions Promarex)
[edit] References
- ^ Godfroid, I.O.: Psychiagenia : mind and brain through superstrings. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 5(Suppl. 1):S195 (2002).
- ^ Godfroid, I.O.: Psychiagenia: a gauge theory for the mind-brain problem. Neuroquantology 2:189-199 (2003)
- ^ Godfroid, I.O.: Placebo II. Psychiagénie et hypothèse de l’organisation cérébrale. Annales Médico-Psychologiques 156:108-114 (1998).
- ^ Godfroid, I.O.: Sex differences relating to psychiatric treatment. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 44:362-7 (1999)
