SEEKING HOLISM IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: A PHILOSOPHICAL QUEST.
The epidemic of lifestyle diseases and mortality keep growing. From the culmination of multiple physical (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, Type 2 diabetes, and disorders related to inactivity), mental (e.g., depression, anxiety and suicides), and social epidemics (e.g., loneliness, racism, and gun vio...
| Published in: | Cosmos & History Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 426 - 470 |
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Ashton & Rafferty
2024
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