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Addiction and the Captive Will

By Cynthia Geppert

Addiction and the Captive Will

By Cynthia Geppert

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Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse. At this advanced stage, substance use has become the primary driver of salience, co-optingand subsuming other moral priorities and human rewards. Scholars have investigated Aristotle's concept of akrasiaas an ancient mirror of this understanding and there have been some preliminary discussions of Augustine's concept of the divided will as it bears on addiction.
No detailed and comprehensive exploration of the work of Augustine has yet been undertaken as it relates to three contemporary models of addiction: the choice, learning, and brain disease models. Augustine's psychological awareness, his mastery of ancient theological and philosophical thinking, and his enormous and enduring influence on both Catholic and Protestant theology, make him an ideal subject for such research. This incisive book argues that Augustine's doctrine of the captive will offers a theological parallel of each of these contemporary models of addiction.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
T&T Clark
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567713563
ISBN13:
9780567713568
Weight:
421 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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