The topic of this workshop is the conceptual challenges raised by addiction. Why do addicts seemingly act self-destructively and contrary to their own expressed will? How does their motivational structure differ from that of the non-addicted? What difference does this make to addicts’ responsibility for behavior stemming from addiction and how should we as society respond to addictive behaviours? The speakers will address these questions from different perspectives, ranging from psychology, philosophy, economics and law.
Programme
Thursday 10 November 2011
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09.25 Opening by Olav Gjelsvik (CSMN)
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09.30-10.45 Gene M. Heyman (Boston College and Harvard Medical School): “Addiction: An emergent pathology”.
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10.45-11.00 Coffee
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11.00-12.15 Richard Holton (MIT): “Making space for an addict's self-control”.
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12.15-13.15 Lunch
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13.15-14.30 Stephen Morse (University of Pennsylvania): "A good enough reason: Self-regulation in disorders of desire."
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14.30-14.45 Coffee
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14.45- 16.00 Hans-Olav Melberg, Edmund Henden and Jostein Rise (CSMN/SIRUS): “Addiction and responsibility: How do laypersons assess the responsibility of addicts?”
Friday 11 November 2011
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09.30-10.45 George Ainslie (Coatsville VA Medical Centre): “Grasping the impalpable: The role of endogenous reward in process addictions”.
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10.45-12.00 Jeannett Kennett (Macquarie University): TBA
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12.00-13.00 Lunch
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13.00-14.15 Ayna Johansen (Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research): “Addiction as culture or disorder: multicultural identity theory applied to experiences of self and addiction”.
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14.15-14.30 Coffee
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14.30- 15.45 Robert Sugden (University of East Anglia): “To whom should welfare economics be addressed? Mutual advantage and the problem of addiction”.