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Addiction and Responsibility: An Inquiry into the Addictive Mind by Francis Seeburger

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Professor Seeburger's book is, by far, the best book on the phenomenon of addiction I have read. Seeburger is a philosopher working within the phenomenological tradition, and this approach helps him to "get inside" the addictive mind to explore the lure of addiction and its closeness to religious experience, albeit twisted in the case of addiction. His discussion of the levels of responsibility in addiction is nuanced but fair, allowing that there are times we do (and should) hold the addict responsible for his actions. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the exploding problem of addiction in American society.



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