Grice, Goffman, and Scruton on irrationality

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Goffman writes:

"As part of this sad pleasure there will be the UNSERIOUS USE of "STIGMA TERMS OF ADDRESS" that are usually tabooed in 'mixed' society. For example, the use of 'crazy' by mental patients."

The reference Goffman gives here is:


I. Belknap, "Human problems of a state mental hospital" (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956), p. 196 -- and J. Kerkoff, "How thin the veil" (New York: Greenberg, 1952), p. 152.