Addiction argues that addiction should be understood not as a disease but as a phenomenon that must be understood on many levels at once. Employing a complex dynamic systems approach and philosophical methodology, Shelby explains addiction as an irreducible neurobiological, psychological, developmental, environmental, and sociological phenomenon.
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Introduction
1. Some Philosophical Questions (And a New Theory)
2. Addiction and the Individual
3. The Ecology of Addiction
4. The Culture of Addiction
5. Meaning and Addiction
6. Phenomenology
7. Possibilities for Change
8. Conclusion
Sobre o autor
Candice Shelby is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Denver, USA. She has published in the history of philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and addiction, and has spoken at international venues on a variety of topics related to addiction. She is a popular lecturer in the national addictions recovery community.
Língua Inglês ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 207 ● ISBN 9781137552853 ● Tamanho do arquivo 4.3 MB ● Editora Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Cidade London ● País GB ● Publicado 2016 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 4885793 ● Proteção contra cópia DRM social
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