What's the problem? A response to "secular humanism and scientific psychiatry"
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چکیده
Notwithstanding the interest and importance of Szasz's position, it neglects the phenomena, the real problems which take people to the clinic seeking treatment, and the conditionality of the notion of individual responsibility.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006