Thomas Szasz

Faith in Freedom

Libertarian Principles and Psychiatric Practices

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The libertarian philosophy of freedom is characterized by two fundamental beliefs: the right to be left alone and the duty to leave others alone

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nordic Africa Institute
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781412855778
• ISBN-10: 1412855772
• Artikelnr.: 42137591

Autorenporträt

Thomas Szasz

Inhaltsangabe

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