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What It's Like to be An Addict
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What It's Like to be An Addict

Alcoholism, and a little bit of Buddhism and Philosophy

Owen Flanagan is a professor emeritus of philosophy at Duke University, and a leading thinker in moral psychology and the philosophy of mind. He is the author of What It’s Like to Be an Addict: Understanding Substance Abuse.

He joins to discuss what it feels like to be an addict, and to weave some philosophy and Buddhism into the conversation.

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