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The idea of "insanity" pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Here, Szasz contends that the term actually functions as a euphemism for problems in living, as an excuse for crime and misbehaviour, as a stigma for invalidating adversaries - and, generally, as a metaphor and legal fiction.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 1997Syracuse University Press · 414 pages · 9780815604600
- Other · English · 1990John Wiley & Sons Inc · 430 pages · 9780471525349
- Other · English · 1987John Wiley & Sons Inc · 414 pages · 9780471847083
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