Addiction and Compulsion

Neil Levy

doi:10.1002/9781444323528.ch34

Addiction and Compulsion

Neil Levy

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Companion to the Philosophy of Action
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	267-273
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9781405187350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444323528.ch34
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Addiction and compulsion
Addiction, in its clinically significant form-characterized by loss of control over reward-seeking behavior
Addicts, typically lacking motivational resources-to resist temptation to consume
Ego-depletion hypothesis, self-control-called ego strength, a deplatable resource
Ego-depletion leading to alteration in agent's 'all-things-considered' judgment, how it is best to act
Empirical evidence, supporting the view that continued resistance is motivationally open to agent
Folk-psychological understanding of compulsion-agent compelled to perform an action by an irresistible desire
Good evidence that ego-depletion-involves a reduction of self-control resources
Idea that addicts are (folk-psychologically)-compelled to take their drugs

Access to Document

10.1002/9781444323528.ch34

Cite this

@inbook{23d73e02d746470ea1553112324a3c39,

title = "Addiction and Compulsion",

keywords = "Addiction and compulsion, Addiction, in its clinically significant form-characterized by loss of control over reward-seeking behavior, Addicts, typically lacking motivational resources-to resist temptation to consume, Ego-depletion hypothesis, self-control-called ego strength, a deplatable resource, Ego-depletion leading to alteration in agent's 'all-things-considered' judgment, how it is best to act, Empirical evidence, supporting the view that continued resistance is motivationally open to agent, Folk-psychological understanding of compulsion-agent compelled to perform an action by an irresistible desire, Good evidence that ego-depletion-involves a reduction of self-control resources, Idea that addicts are (folk-psychologically)-compelled to take their drugs",

author = "Neil Levy",

year = "2010",

month = jul,

day = "29",

doi = "10.1002/9781444323528.ch34",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781405187350",

pages = "267--273",

booktitle = "A Companion to the Philosophy of Action",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

address = "Australia",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Addiction and Compulsion

AU - Levy, Neil

PY - 2010/7/29

Y1 - 2010/7/29

KW - Addiction and compulsion

KW - Addiction, in its clinically significant form-characterized by loss of control over reward-seeking behavior

KW - Addicts, typically lacking motivational resources-to resist temptation to consume

KW - Ego-depletion hypothesis, self-control-called ego strength, a deplatable resource

KW - Ego-depletion leading to alteration in agent's 'all-things-considered' judgment, how it is best to act

KW - Empirical evidence, supporting the view that continued resistance is motivationally open to agent

KW - Folk-psychological understanding of compulsion-agent compelled to perform an action by an irresistible desire

KW - Good evidence that ego-depletion-involves a reduction of self-control resources

KW - Idea that addicts are (folk-psychologically)-compelled to take their drugs

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84886019149&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/9781444323528.ch34

DO - 10.1002/9781444323528.ch34

M3 - Chapter (Book)

AN - SCOPUS:84886019149

SN - 9781405187350

SP - 267

EP - 273

BT - A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

PB - Wiley-Blackwell

ER -

Addiction and Compulsion

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this