Deligiorgi, Katerina (2019) Hegel on addiction. Hegel Bulletin. ISSN 2051-5367

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show how certain distinctive elements of Hegel's theory of action can provide a fresh philosophical perspective on the phenomenon of addiction. What motivates the turn to Hegel is a set of puzzles that arise out of contemporary medical and philosophical discussions of addiction. Starting with questions concerning ongoing attempts to define addiction, the paper examines the resources needed for addiction to be classed as a disorder, as it commonly is. Provisionally settling with the notion of akrasia, the paper turns to Hegel for a theory of agency that fills in the gaps of the account of akrasia used in the contemporary literature on addiction and helps resolve the puzzles that occasioned the paper.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of History, Art History and Philosophy > Philosophy
Depositing User:	Paige Thompson
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2018 10:46
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2019 17:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/80210

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