More details about Dr. Shelby's 11/9 talk

[Joshua]

Hey all,

Candice sent me an abstract for her talk:

Most philosophers deal with addiction through either rational choice
theory or through akrasia theory (weakness of will). Since neither of
these conditions fully explain addiction in the human brain, I
contend, some other way of understanding addiction will have to be
developed. I suggest a path for constructing a theory of addiction,
one that takes account of empirical methods used to study the human
nervous system from the level of molecules to cells to structures to
systems to meanings. Meanings, as understood for this purpose, are
not necessarily connected with words, but begin to exist for subjects
as soon as the brain is sufficiently complex, and they are the
subjective side of what is objectively described in terms of brain
activity. Moving the discussion to a monistic, rather than a
dualistic, framework, provides greater promise for the treatment of
addiction than has previously been available.

So, please join us this Tuesday, 11/9, at 5:30PM in the Honi Haber
Library (PL M108 Room A).