Thinking about addiction : hyperbolic discounting and responsible agency /
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 w...
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التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2009.
سلاسل:
Value Inquiry Book Series
209.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: RC564 .H359 2009eb
| الملخص: | 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. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (129 pages) |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-120) and index. |
| ردمك: | 9789042026636 |
| تدمد: | 0929-8436 ; |
| وصول: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |