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Thinking about addiction [electronic resource] : hyperbolic discounting and responsible agency / Craig Hanson; with a chapter by George Ainslie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanson, Craig, Ph. D.
- Series:
- Value inquiry book series ; v. 209.
- Value inquiry book series. Social philosophy.
- Value inquiry book series ; 209
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Substance abuse--Psychological aspects.
- Substance abuse.
- Compulsive behavior--Psychological aspects.
- Compulsive behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What is addiction? Why do some people become addicted while others do not? Is the addict rational? In this book, Craig Hanson attempts to answer these questions and more. Using insights from the beginnings of philosophy to contemporary behavioral economics, Hanson attempts to assess the variety of ways in which we can and cannot, understand addiction. Special consideration is given to a challenging (and controversial) proposal dubbed “hyperbolic discounting.” Hanson proposes some modifications to the hyperbolic discounting view that permit it to explain not only addiction, but also a variety of psychological maladies, such as self-deception.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THEORIES OF ADDICTION
- ADDICTION FROM THE BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIST’S POINT-OF-VIEW
- AINSLIEAN SELVES
- SELF-DECEPTION
- TOWARD THE RATIONALITY OF BUNDLING
- RESPONSIBILITY
- RESPONSIBILITY IN A REDUCTIONIST MODEL / George Ainslie
- WORKS CITED
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- INDEX
- VIBS.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-50534-3
- 9786612505348
- 90-420-2663-4
- OCLC:
- 462136103
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789042026636 DOI
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