Bruce Wilshire

Wild Hunger

The Primal Roots of Modern Addiction

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Produktbeschreibung

Why is it that our culture is plagued by a variety of addictions? In this pioneering work, Bruce Wilshire searches for answers by giving serious attention to our genetic legacy from our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Philosopher Bruce Wilshire considers remedies for specific addictions, including drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling, and suggests ways to rediscover our "humanness".

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780847689675
• ISBN-10: 0847689670
• Artikelnr.: 21418708

Autorenporträt

Bruce W. Wilshire is professor of philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous books, including Role Playing and Identity.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Prologue: Hunger for Ecstatic Connectedness Part 2 I NATURE'S
REGENERATIVE CYCLES Chapter 3 1 Ecstasy Deprivation and Addictive
"Remedies" Chapter 4 2 Rediscovering Space, Time, Body, Self Chapter 5 3
Circular Power Returning into Itself Chapter 6 4 The Intimate Otherness of
Body-Self's World: Addiction as Frightened Response Part 7 II ADDICTION:
CIRCULAR POWER SHORT-CIRCUITED Chapter 8 5 The More Than Merely Human:
Hunger to Belong Chapter 9 6 Medical Materialism and the Fragmented Grasp
of Addiction Chapter 10 7 Possession, Addiction, Fragmentation: Is a
Healing Community Possible? Chapter 11 8 Smoking As Ritual, Smoking As
Addiction Chapter 12 9 Body, Nose, Viscera, Earth Chapter 13 10 Art and
Truth Chapter 14 III HARMONY WITH NATURE Chapter 15 11 Mother Nature:
Circular Power Returning into Itself Chapter 16 12 Technology As Ecstasy:
How to Deal with It? Chapter 17 Conclusion: The Awesome World Chapter 18
Sources Chapter 19 Acknowledgments Chapter 20 Index Chapter 21 About the
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