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Torturous withdrawal: Emotional compulsion in addiction.
- Source :
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European Journal of Philosophy . Jun2024, p1. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Withdrawal involves emotional pain that motivates much addictive behavior. In this paper, I argue that the emotional pain of withdrawal compels much addictive behavior. Researchers have noticed this possibility but it is widely underappreciated. Among philosophers, only Hanna Pickard has discussed emotional compulsion in addiction, and the emotional aspect of withdrawal has been almost completely neglected. Accounts of emotional compulsion in the philosophical literature (from Tappolet, Elster, and Furrow) probably do not capture how the distress of withdrawal compels, so I propose a more suitable account of “pathodoxastic” compulsion in addiction. On this account, the emotional pain of withdrawal compels when it undermines the ability to believe that one can continue to endure it, and therefore the ability to intend abstinence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177770909
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12967