If Dr. Szasz is extreme in some of his views -- a point upon which I am still undecided -- he certainly logically consistent, looks at empirical facts and does not engage either in either wishful thinking or euphemism. I unfortunately do not have time to give this work the in-depth review it deserves, but hope to do so when I re-read this in a few months.



I would have liked to have given this book a five star rating, but the one thing about Szasz that rather sticks in my craw is one source of hi

If Dr. Szasz is extreme in some of his views -- a point upon which I am still undecided -- he certainly logically consistent, looks at empirical facts and does not engage either in either wishful thinking or euphemism. I unfortunately do not have time to give this work the in-depth review it deserves, but hope to do so when I re-read this in a few months.



I would have liked to have given this book a five star rating, but the one thing about Szasz that rather sticks in my craw is one source of his funds: the Church of Scientology. Not that I think the Xenu-heads exert any influence over him -- he is far too much the iconoclast. But, to take money from them is to take tainted dollars, from a criminal enterprise masquerading as a religion. Szasz should know better.