Addiction and Self-Control

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Addiction and Self-Control
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780199862580
ISBN-13 : 0199862583
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Book Synopsis Addiction and Self-Control by : Neil Levy

Book excerpt: This book brings cutting edge neuroscience and psychology into dialogue with philosophical reflection to illuminate the loss of control experienced by addicts, and thereby cast light on ordinary agency and the way in which it sometimes goes wrong.


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