Addiction, Freedom, and Responsibility

Citation

Hardcastle, V. G., & Hardcastle, C. (2015). Addiction, freedom, and responsibility. AJOB Neuroscience, 6(2), 19-21. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2015.1026003

Abstract

In his article supporting an evolutionary perspective of free will, John Banja (2015) argues  that addicts are responsible for their addictive behaviors because they could engage in practices that would diminish the chances that they would act on their cravings.


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