Open Access¿De qué te ríes, Demócrito? : genialidad y melancolía (segunda parte)
Author(s) -
Carlos Jeffrey McCadden Martínez,
Federico G. Durand Guevara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
estudios filosofía/historia/letras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0185-6383
DOI - 10.5347/01856383.0133.000299227
Subject(s) - sanity , genius , philosophy , humanities , psychoanalysis , epistemology , psychology , art , art history , psychiatry
Democritus has been labeled "the laughing philosopher". The purpose of this article is to reflect on the reasons that led this genius to laugh. The encounter with Hippocrates, the famous physician, leads to questioning concepts such as madness, sanity and truly knowledge.