The rhetorician's craft, distinctions in science, and political morality
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In his response to Szasz' Secular Humanism and Scientific Psychiatry, the author considers the use of rhetorical devices in Szasz' work, Szasz' avoidance of acknowledging psychiatry's scientific distinctions, and Szaszian libertarianism versus liberalism.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006