Thinking about addiction : hyperbolic discounting and responsible agency /

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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Main Author: Hanson, Craig.

Other Authors: Ainslie, George, 1944-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 209.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

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Substance abuse > Psychological aspects.
Compulsive behavior > Psychological aspects.

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Call Number: RC564 .H359 2009eb

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Table of 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.