Cover of Addiction And Selfcontrol Perspectives From Philosophy Psychology And Neuroscience

Book 2014

Addiction And Selfcontrol Perspectives From Philosophy Psychology And Neuroscience

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Published
2014
  • Substance abuse, treatment
  • Self-control
  • Substance abuse
  • Treatment
  • Addicts
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Psychology
  • Addictive Behavior

Addiction seems to involve a significant degree of loss of control over behaviour, yet it remains mysterious how such a loss of control occurs and how it can be compatible with the retention of agency. This collection, which arose out of a conference held at the University of Oxford, brings together philosophers, neuroscientists and psychologists with the aim of understanding this loss of control from a perspective informed by cutting-edge science and philosophical reflection.