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[Weakness of will].

Emilio Mordini1

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologiche, Perinatologia e Puericultura, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma. e.mordini@bioethics.it

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
|March 21, 2003
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Addiction involves a loss of self-control, where individuals cannot stop harmful behaviors or substance use despite wanting to. This phenomenon highlights the complex issue of "weakness of will" in human behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Neuroscience of Addiction
  • Behavioral Psychology

Context:

  • Addictive behaviors challenge the concept of a free agent.
  • Defining addiction requires understanding the inability to cease behavior despite personal will.

Purpose:

  • To explore the philosophical and psychological dimensions of addiction.
  • To examine how addiction exemplifies the problem of weakness of will.

Summary:

  • Addiction is characterized by a failure to discontinue substance use or behavior, even when the agent desires to stop.
  • This inability to act according to one's own will is central to the definition of addiction.
  • The paper investigates manifestations of this 'weakness of will' within addictive patterns.

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Impact:

  • Provides a framework for understanding the subjective experience of addiction.
  • Contributes to the discourse on free will, self-control, and behavioral disorders.
  • Offers insights into the psychological underpinnings of compulsive behaviors.