Addiction and Weakness of Will by Lubomira Radoilska (English) Paperback Book

Description: Addiction and Weakness of Will by Lubomira Radoilska The way in which society views addiction underlies how it treats, understands, blames, or even punishes those with addictive behaviours. This fascinating new book addresses a number of paradoxes faced by current thinking about addiction and weakness of will, in particular the significance of control and intention for responsible action FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The way in which society views addiction underlies how it treats, understands, blames, or even punishes those with addictive behaviours. This thought-provoking new book presents an original philosophical analysis bringing together addiction and weakness of will. Within the book, the author develops an integrated account of these two phenomena, rooted in a classical conception of akrasia as valuing without intending and at the same timeintending without valuing. This fascinating and suggestive account addresses a number of paradoxes faced by current thinking about addiction and weakness of will, in particular the significance of control andintention for responsible action.Addiction and Weakness of Will makes an original contribution to central issues in moral psychology and philosophy of action, including the relationship between responsibility and intentional agency, and the nature and scope of moral appraisal. The book is valuable for philosophers, ethicists and psychiatrists with an interest in philosophy. Author Biography Lubomira Radoilskas research has focused on developing a new theory of autonomous agency and exploring its implications in core areas of philosophy. She holds a doctorate in philosophy from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Since 2003, she has held the following positions at the University of Cambridge: Research Fellow at Clare Hall, Director of Studies at New Hall and Downing College, and Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Faculty ofPhilosophy, where she is currently an Affiliated Lecturer. Since September 2003, she also holds a Lectureship in Philosophy at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Lubomira Radoilska is the author of Aristotleand the Moral Philosophy of Today (PUF, 2007) and editor of Autonomy and Mental Disorder (OUP, 2012). Table of Contents Introduction: The Moral Philosophy of Addiction and Weakness of Will1: Addiction and Voluntary Control1.1: Wallace on Responsibility and Control1.2: The Disparity of Actions and Attitudes1.3: Responsibility for Addiction: Excuses and Exemptions1.4: Actions and Omissions Revisited1.5: Positive Moral Appraisal2: Addiction and Rational Judgement2.1: Smith on Responsibility for Attitudes2.2: Responsible Irrationality2.2.1: Conflicting Attitudes2.2.2: Implications for Paradigm Cases: Patterns of Awareness and Wholehearted Attitudes2.3: Is Responsibility Best Understood as a Cluster Concept?2.4: Addiction and Agential Evaluative Stance2.4.1: De Quincey: Confessions of an English Opium Eater2.4.2: Dostoevsky: The Gambler3: Weakness of Will and Moral Appraisal3.1: Arplay on Responsibility in the Absence of Control3.2: Standard Akrasia3.3: Inverse Akrasia3.3.1: Inept Burglar3.3.2: Neoptolemus3.3.3: Huckleberry Finn3.4: Strength Versus Goodness of Will3.4.1: Mizogushi4: Before Weakness of Will4.1: Holton on Weakness of Will4.2: Aristotle on Akrasia4.2.1: The Logical Form of Akrasia4.2.2: The Blameworthiness of Akrasia4.2.3: The Pre-Intentionality of Akrasia4.3: Revisting Weakness of Will4.4: Weakness of Will as a Failure to Resist Akrasia5: Addiction and Weakness of Will: An Integrated Account5.1: Actions as Actualization5.2: Success in Action and the Guise of the Good5.3: Less than Successful Actions5.4: Concluding Remarks:The Offspring of Akrasia Review A dense and serious exploration of foundational issues in moral psychology, with an eye most especially on the conditions under which agents are morally responsible for akratic behaviour... Specialists in moral responsibility and moral psychology will benefit considerably from reading Radoilskas view, especially her sustained criticisms of accounts that currently dominate the landscape * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews * Promotional This fascinating new book addresses a number of paradoxes faced by current thinking about addiction and weakness of will, in particular the significance of control and intention for responsible action. Long Description The way in which society views addiction underlies how it treats, understands, blames, or even punishes those with addictive behaviours. This thought-provoking new book presents an original philosophical analysis bringing together addiction and weakness of will. Within the book, the author develops an integrated account of these two phenomena, rooted in a classical conception of akrasia as valuing without intending and at the same timeintending without valuing. This fascinating and suggestive account addresses a number of paradoxes faced by current thinking about addiction and weakness of will, in particular the significance of control and intention for responsible action.Addiction and Weakness of Will makes anoriginal contribution to central issues in moral psychology and philosophy of action, including the relationship between responsibility and intentional agency, and the nature and scope of moral appraisal. The book is valuable for philosophers, ethicists and psychiatrists with an interest in philosophy. Review Quote A dense and serious exploration of foundational issues in moral psychology, with an eye most especially on the conditions under which agents are morally responsible for akratic behaviour... Specialists in moral responsibility and moral psychology will benefit considerably from reading Radoilskas view, especially her sustained criticisms of accounts that currently dominate the landscape Feature Offers a comprehensive and systematic discussion of central issues in philosophy that are also relevant to psychiatry and law. It guides the readers in topical debates of considerable complexity in these areas and clarifies the respective rationales and underlying connections between these debates.Presents cutting-edge research in philosophy with direct relevance to psychiatry and law.Promotes constructive dialogue across disciplines, therefore enabling readers from different backgrounds to get acquainted with relevant developments in philosophy.Provides useful conceptual clarifications with reference to specific case studies and assists readers in getting a handle on intricate conceptual distinctions and draws their attention to significant cases in order to further current understanding of fundamental categories. Details ISBN019964196X Author Lubomira Radoilska Year 2013 ISBN-10 019964196X ISBN-13 9780199641963 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-11-28 Short Title ADDICTION & WEAKNESS OF WILL Language English Media Book Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 170 Illustrations black & white illustrations Position Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Kent, Canterbury, and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge UK Release Date 2013-11-28 AU Release Date 2013-11-28 NZ Release Date 2013-11-28 Pages 160 Publisher Oxford University Press Series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry Imprint Oxford University Press Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94533786;

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