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BETWEEN DESPAIR AND BIO-CHEMISTRY. NOTES ON THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF ADDICTION
BETWEEN DESPAIR AND BIO-CHEMISTRY. NOTES ON THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF ADDICTION

Author(s): Vlad Ichim
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: addiction; sociology; psychology; neurology; philosophy; social media; video games; political sciences; drugs; alcohol.

Summary/Abstract: Although the phenomenon of addiction has existed, in one form or another, throughout the entire history, in contemporary society it takes new, more powerful forms, that need to be better understood. Also, today there are new methods and technologies of research, unavailable to past generations, that can shed new light on this complex matter. It is also advisable to use an interdisciplinary approach, as different areas of research can in fact cooperate to achieve a better understanding of addiction. It must also be taken into account that, being a very complex phenomenon, certain aspects of addiction can only be understood by certain sciences, and then the conclusions can be unified through the use of phenomenology. This study will try to perform precisely this kind of endeavor, revealing the phenomenon of addiction from more then one perspective, focusing on the many facets that it can have.

  • Issue Year: 63/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 133-144
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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