1st Edition
Faith in Freedom Libertarian Principles and Psychiatric Practices
By Thomas Szasz
Copyright 2004
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
275 Pages
by
Routledge
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The libertarian philosophy of freedom is characterized by two fundamental beliefs: the right to be left alone and the duty to leave others alone. Psychiatric practice routinely violates both of these beliefs. It is based on the notion that self-ownership—exemplified by suicide—is a not an inherent right, but a privilege subject to the review of psychiatrists as representatives of society. In... Read more
Preface Introduction: Liberty from Psychiatry I. Principles: Why Libertarianism and Psychiatry are Incompatible 1. Responsibility: The Moral Foundation of Liberty 2. The Libertarian Credo and the Ideology of Psychiatry 3. Economics and Psychiatry: Twin Scientisms 4. Economocracy and Pharmacracy: Twin Systems of Social Control II. Profiles: Where Some Famous Libertarians Went Wrong A. Civil Libertarians 5. John Stuart Mill 6. Bertrand Russell 7. The American Civil Liberties Union B. Objectivist Libertarians 8. Ayn Rand 9. Nathaniel Branden C. Libertarians 10. Ludwig von Mises 11. Friedrich von Hayek 12. Murray N. Rothbard 13. Robert Nozick 14. Julian Simon 15. Deirdre N. McCloskey Finale Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Thomas Szasz
