Therapeutic state, the

Auteur :
Szasz, Thomas
Éditeur :
Prometheus Books
ISBN :
9780879752422
Date de publication :
1 mars 1984
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents a collection of topical essays. Pivoting the analysis on news-making events, this book exposes the fallacies of our penchant for interpreting the behaviour of 'sane' persons as goal-directed and therefore sensible, and the behaviour of 'insane' persons as caused by a 'mental illness' and therefore senseless.