The Routledge handbook of philosophy and science of addiction

The problem of addiction is one of the major challenges and controversies confronting medicine and society. It also poses important and complex philosophical and scientific problems. What is addiction? Why does it occur? And how should we respond to it, as individuals and as a society? Conceptions o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Levy, Neil (auth), Ahmed, Serge H, editor (editor), Pickard, Hanna, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis 2019
2018.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Routledge handbooks in philosophy.
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Sumario:The problem of addiction is one of the major challenges and controversies confronting medicine and society. It also poses important and complex philosophical and scientific problems. What is addiction? Why does it occur? And how should we respond to it, as individuals and as a society? Conceptions of addiction developmental processes. Essential reading for students and researchers in addiction research and in philosophy, particularly philosophy of mind and psychology and ethics, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Science of Addiction will also be of great interest to those in related fields, such as medicine, mental health, social work, and social policy. Evolution and addiction history, sociology and anthropology methods and models of addiction population distribution and epidemiology prevention, treatment and spontaneous recovery psychological and neural mechanisms public health and the ethics of caresocial justice, law and policy. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Science of Addiction is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject. It spans several disciplines and is the first collection of its kind. Organised into three clear parts, forty-five chapters by a team of international contributors examine key areas, including: the meaning of addiction to individual varieties and taxonomies of addiction vulnerabilities and resilience.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (601 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781317423409
9781315689197
9781317423416