The Science and Moral Psychology of Addiction: A Case Study in Integrative Philosophy of Psychiatry

Though addiction is a complex empirical phenomenon, some of the most pressing questions about it concern how we should evaluate agents who are living with it. To that end, a fruitful methodology is to tease out from our best sciences consequences at the level of moral psychology. Taking account of...

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Main Author: Quinn Hiroshi Gibson
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2024-06-01
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description Though addiction is a complex empirical phenomenon, some of the most pressing questions about it concern how we should evaluate agents who are living with it. To that end, a fruitful methodology is to tease out from our best sciences consequences at the level of moral psychology. Taking account of epidemiology, behavioral science, animal studies and, chiefly, neuroscience, I argue for a view according to which addiction involves dysfunctional motivational states (which I call “hybrid intentions”) as well as cognitive distortions. This argument can be made without needing to settle the traditional debate about whether addiction is a disease.
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spelling doaj-art-d464488e921c409d8929fb7997b5738e2025-08-20T03:41:50ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Crítica0011-15031870-49052024-06-015616710.22201/iifs.18704905e.2024.1530The Science and Moral Psychology of Addiction: A Case Study in Integrative Philosophy of PsychiatryQuinn Hiroshi Gibson0Clemson University, Department of Philosophy and Religion, USA Though addiction is a complex empirical phenomenon, some of the most pressing questions about it concern how we should evaluate agents who are living with it. To that end, a fruitful methodology is to tease out from our best sciences consequences at the level of moral psychology. Taking account of epidemiology, behavioral science, animal studies and, chiefly, neuroscience, I argue for a view according to which addiction involves dysfunctional motivational states (which I call “hybrid intentions”) as well as cognitive distortions. This argument can be made without needing to settle the traditional debate about whether addiction is a disease. https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1530neurosciencepsychiatric disorderresponsibilityagencydisease
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title The Science and Moral Psychology of Addiction: A Case Study in Integrative Philosophy of Psychiatry
title_full The Science and Moral Psychology of Addiction: A Case Study in Integrative Philosophy of Psychiatry
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title_short The Science and Moral Psychology of Addiction: A Case Study in Integrative Philosophy of Psychiatry
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psychiatric disorder
responsibility
agency
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