Addiction: A Philosophical Perspective

Shelby, C.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2016-03-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137552846

DOI: 10.1057/9781137552853

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 207