What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?: a philosophy of addiction

Introduction

part 1. Explicating addiction. The puzzle of addiction ; Diagnosing disagreement ; Heterogeneity ; Values and person's own good ; Comparisons and objections

part 2. Shifting the paradigm. Introduction to part II ; Compulsion in rats and humans ; The idea of irresistible desire ; Brain pathology ; The cause

part 3. Solving the puzzle. Introduction to part III ; Self-medication ; Self-harm ; Self-identity ; Denial ; Problems of control ; Craving

part IV. Ethics and relationships. Introduction to part IV ; The rescue-blame trap ; Responsibility ; Blame ; Responsibility without blame for addiction

Conclusion.