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
Despre 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.
Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 207 ● ISBN 9781137552853 ● Mărime fișier 4.3 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2016 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 4885793 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social
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