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Aristotle's Opinions of Addiction
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Alcoholism
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July 1, 2007
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- Friedl, Ales
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Copyright informationCopyright Centre for Study and Control of Alcoholism and Addictions, Zagreb 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Summary - In his Nicomacheian Ethics Aristotle, among other things, writes about some phenomena which can be applied to the field of addiction. He mentions the pleasure principle, exaggeration, the consequences of addiction. He distinguishes between two types of addicts, namely the incontinent and the self-indulgent type. The prognosis is better for the first one. In Aristotle's opinion a favourable prognosis for addicts is in any case hard to achieve. His treatment proposal for addicts is punishment.
Key words: History, Etiology, Diagnosis
Although Aristotle didn't develop any special theory of addiction, in his Nicomachean Ethics, he gives some notions on this topic.
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