Abandoning Pharmacology - by Christophilosopher
Channel: Sun Tree
Date: 2016-12-04

The aim herein is to show the need for abandoning pharmacology as a practice for mental health.  Although the argument for this claim will be supported by the most recent scientific research, the structure of delivery will remain of simple logic.  Using one of the simplest valid propositional forms, modus tollens, the argument will flow as follows: if a method is successful, it must meet certain criteria; the method does not meet the required criteria; therefore, the method is unsuccessful.


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