Who really said the definition of insanity?
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. These words are usually credited to the acclaimed genius Albert Einstein.
Did Albert Einstein say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results?
AP Photo We’ve all heard Albert Einstein’s famous line: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” As it turns out, insanity might be crediting that quote to Einstein over and over again. He never said it. Misattributions like this happen pretty often.
What is Webster’s definition of insanity?
: severe mental illness : the condition of being insane. : something that is very foolish or unreasonable.
Which is the best dictionary definition of insanity?
2. law That degree of mental illness that negates the person’s legal responsibility or capacity. [L. in- neg. insanity. A legal rather than a medical term, implying a disorder of the mind of such degree as to interfere with a person’s ability to be legally responsible for his or her actions.
What are some facts and facts about insanity?
The straight facts about insanity are these: it has been in use in English since the late 16th century, for the first two hundred years or so carrying only the literal meaning “the condition of being mentally deranged.” In the 19th century it began to take on a looser sense, “extreme folly or unreasonableness.”
How is insanity determined in a criminal case?
The person may request a trial to determine sanity. The original hearings are often routine with the psychiatric findings accepted by the judge. In criminal cases, a plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity,” will require a trial on the issue of the defendant’s insanity (or sanity) at the time the crime was committed.
What’s the definition of insanity for the Bucs?
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky called the Bucs “the walking definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result — is an apt description of the post-election punditry. Forget half-baked punditry.