{"product_id":"getting-hooked-rationality-and-addiction-hardback-9780521640084","title":"Getting Hooked; Rationality and Addiction (Hardback) 9780521640084","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGetting Hooked\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRationality and Addiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays offering a thorough discussion of the relationship between addiction and rationality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Elster (Edited by), Ole-Jørgen Skog (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521640084, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 March 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages, 34 b\/w illus.  7 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.555 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this is an excellent interdisciplinary book and I highly recommend it to those interested in finding an adequate explanation of the behavior of addicts.\"   Metapsychology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe essays in this volume offer a thorough discussion of the relationship between addiction and rationality. This book-length treatment of the subject includes contributions from philosophers, psychiatrists, neurobiologists, sociologists and economists. Contrary to the widespread view that addicts are subject to overpowering and compulsive urges, the authors in this volume demonstrate that addicts are capable of making choices and responding to incentives. At the same time they disagree with Gary Becker's argument that addiction is the result of rational choice. The volume offers an exposition of the neurophysiology of addiction, a critical examination of the Becker theory of rational addiction, an argument for a 'visceral theory of addiction', a discussion of compulsive gambling as a form of addiction, several discussions of George Ainslie's theory of hyperbolic discounting, analyses of social causes and policy implications, and an investigation of the problem of relapse.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Jon Elster and Ole-Jørgen Skog\u003cbr\u003e 2. Addiction and social interaction Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e 3. Addiction, weakness of the will, and relapse Olav Gjelsvik\u003cbr\u003e 4. The dangers of willpower George Ainslie\u003cbr\u003e 5. The neurobiology of chemical addiction Eliot L. Gardner and James David\u003cbr\u003e 6. To legalize or not to legalize: is that the question? Helge Waal\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rationality, irrationality and addiction - notes on Becker's and Murphy's theory of addiction Ole-Jørgen Skog\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gambling and addiction Jon Elster\u003cbr\u003e 9. A visceral account of addiction George Loewenstein\u003cbr\u003e 10. Epilogue: rationally coping with lapses from rationality Thomas Schelling\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129341923608,"sku":"9780521640084","price":77.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521640084.gif?v=1691666679","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/getting-hooked-rationality-and-addiction-hardback-9780521640084","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}