Depression is an Anomaly - A Challenge to Materialist Theories of Mind

Watch a thought-provoking 21-minute conference talk from the Society for Scientific Exploration examining the controversial relationship between depression, antidepressant medications, and materialist philosophy. Explore compelling arguments challenging the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs, analyzing issues like publication bias, placebo effects, and ethical concerns in drug development. Learn how research findings question the serotonin hypothesis of depression and examine broader implications for psychiatry, psychology, and mind-brain philosophy. Presented by J. Kenneth Arnette, who brings unique interdisciplinary insights from his background in chemistry, clinical psychology, and philosophy, the talk builds a case for viewing depression as a condition of the mind rather than the brain, ultimately challenging materialist explanations of consciousness and advocating for interactive substance dualism.