02762nam 2200709Ia 450 991045601300332120200520144314.00-262-26254-10-262-27231-80-585-07773-8(CKB)111000211168242(EBL)3338881(SSID)ssj0000252524(PQKBManifestationID)11237363(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252524(PQKBWorkID)10180503(PQKB)10271932(MiAaPQ)EBC3338881(OCoLC)881683940(OCoLC)939263736(OCoLC-P)881683940(MaCbMITP)6498(Au-PeEL)EBL3338881(CaPaEBR)ebr10229596(OCoLC)939263736(EXLCZ)9911100021116824219980528d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrong feelings[electronic resource] emotion, addiction, and human behavior /Jon ElsterCambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc19991 online resource (261 p.)Jean Nicod lectures ;1997"A Bradford book."0-262-55036-9 0-262-05056-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-245) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Emotion; 3 - Addiction; 4 - Culture, Emotion, and Addiction; 5 - Choice, Emotion, and Addiction; 6 - Conclusion; Notes; References; IndexThe book is organized around parallel analyses of emotion and addiction in order to bring out similarities as well as differences. Elster's study sheds fresh light on the generation of human behavior, ultimately revealing how cognition, choice, and rationality are undermined by the physical processes that underlie strong emotions and cravings. This book will be of particular interest to those studying the variety of human motivations who are dissatisfied with the prevailing reductionisms.Jean Nicod lectures ;1997.EmotionsAddictsPsychologyCompulsive behaviorEtiologySubstance abuseEtiologyChoice (Psychology)Electronic books.Emotions.AddictsPsychology.Compulsive behaviorEtiology.Substance abuseEtiology.Choice (Psychology)616.86Elster Jon1940-35657MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456013003321Strong Feelings39438UNINA