Denis Peyrat wrote:

> Denis:. Remember that at the beginning of
> knowledge was instinct...Taken literally, it also  means that any
> subsequent  discovery  , whether of a scientific or profane nature, is
> likely to have estranged  man  from the knowledge of his own
> instinct.....This drift away from easily accessible wisdom  to recondite
> theories which has been the alpha and omega of scientific pursuits,  is of
> course not palpable in times of slow scientific advance. But it can become
> more tangible for the historian of science in periods of great scientific
> progress such as during  the XIXth c. Rereading   the recent  history of
> science  with   instinctive acumen , one  might realize that each time the
> progress of knowledge seems to have  urged for a separation, a breaking
> apart of formerly inter-dependant disciplines, this split  proved  fatal
> for the comprehension of man's instincts

I believe this is very true, and specializaion in medicine and science,
which comes from rather autisitc-like behavior on the part of scientists,
is what perpetuates a split in instinctive and cerebral knowledge. I am
trying to publish a scientific paper in which I correlate established
neurophysiology with the validity of instinctive emotions as the source
of mental health.

My best, Ellie