The Addiction Philosophy Map
19 November 2016
An internist's view," Dr. David Lewis says this idea has played a "paramount" role in classifying sifying diseases: "If the etiology and/or course of the disease appears to be primarily under the control of an individual, then it is thought to be a moral problem. If, on the other hand, the etiology and/or course of the condition is primarily beyond the control or intention of the individual, it is more acceptable to call that condition a disease."
The addiction makes significant changes to the scheme described before. It adds another element called compulsiveness (the English verb “to compel” comes from the Latin word compello that means “to force”). The original meaning of the compulsiveness is a regular repetition of some simple actions (regular washing hands, multiple comebacks to check whether the entrance door is locked, etc.). Although some authorities like DSM view the addiction as compulsivenes