Szasz attacks the sacred cows of contemporary American society. In his acerbic and aphoristic style he rails against the hypocrisy and fraudulence of the futile and murderous war against drugs, the sordid and often self-seeking practices of psychotherapy and the atrocities of psychiatry.
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The entire mental health profession is a load of crap!,
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This review is from: The Untamed Tongue: A Dissenting Dictionary (Paperback)
Szasz is a psychiatrist who realized that the entire mental health profession is a load of crap - and so are politics, religion, and American sexual morality. In "The Untamed Tongue," Szasz dissects the language of almost every single field of human "knowledge," exposing hypocrisy and obfuscation with wit, clarity and precision. A must read for anyone interested in the role of language in thought control.
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Dr. Szasz is excellent again! His writing is superb and extremely thought provoking. One has to "think outside of the box" to understand his point of view which is at a high level of deliberation that will certainly challenge those who are closed minded and bigoted. This book will dare ones attitude and ethics by revealing the truths of psychiatric practice (a profession that seems to enjoy exploiting the public). I will continue to read Dr. Szasz's work and highly recommend others to do the same.
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For people who dare to think,
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One of the great minds of our time is distilled to the essentials. Great wit and even greater insights. This and other Szasz offerings belong in the library of educated people.
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- Isaiah Berlin by John Gray in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Alien Powers: The Pure Theory of Ideology by Kenneth Minogue in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Holy Bible by New International Version in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Philosophical Dictionary (Penguin Classics) by Francois Voltaire in Back Matter
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- A Toolbox for Humanity: More than 9000 Years of Thought by Lloyd Albert Johnson on page 92, and page 119
- Szasz Under Fire: The Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics by Ph.D. Jeffrey A. Schaler on page 295, and Back Matter
- Drug Legalization: For and Against (For & Against Series) by Irwin M. Berent in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Praying With Purpose: A 28-day Journey to an Empowered Prayer Life by Stephen Nelson Rummage in Back Matter
- Pharmacracy: Medicine and Politics in America by Thomas Szasz in Back Matter
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