Addiction and the Captive Will: A Colloquy between Neuroscience and Augustine of Hippo - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia GeppertSeries:T&t Clark Enquiries in Theological EthicsPublish date:2024-06-27Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:T&T ClarkISBN-13:9780567713520ISBN-10:567713520UPC:9780567713520Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Theology, Christianity, EthicsBook Topic:CatholicSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCM2VQCXAQ
Addiction and the Captive Will: A Colloquy between Neuroscience and Augustine of Hippo
Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse. At this advanced stage, substance use has become the primary driver of salience, co-opting
and subsuming other moral priorities and human rewards. Scholars have investigated Aristotle's concept of akrasiaas an ancient...
and subsuming other moral priorities and human rewards. Scholars have investigated Aristotle's concept of akrasiaas an ancient...
Series: T&t Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics
Language:EnglishPublisher:T&T ClarkISBN-13:9780567713520ISBN-10:567713520UPC:9780567713520Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Theology, Christianity, EthicsBook Topic:CatholicSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCM2VQCXAQ
Cynthia Geppert is Professor of Psychiatry & Internal Medicine and Director of Ethics Education at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA. She is also Adjunct Professor of Bioethics at Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, USA.
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