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Wild Hunger: The Primal Roots of Modern Addiction Hardcover - 1998

by Bruce Wilshire

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".


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Why is it that even amidst affluence and power, 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 as well as to the unique ways we adapt to our environment through the practice of science and the creation of art and cities. The work considers remedies for specific addictions--including drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling--suggesting that wilderness exploration, in the arts, myths, and ceremonies, can help us rediscover what it means to be human creatures. Bringing together the insights of philosophy, religion, cultural anthropology, behavioral biology, and the vast socio-medical literature on addiction, Wilshire ingeniously explores the limits of our adaptive capacity and the costs of depleting the natural regenerative functions of the body.

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  • Title Wild Hunger: The Primal Roots of Modern Addiction
  • Author Bruce Wilshire
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 324
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998
  • ISBN 9780847689675 / 0847689670
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.16 x 0.89 in (23.32 x 15.65 x 2.26 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Dependency (Psychology), Senses and sensation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98003356
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.86

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 10/01/1998, Page 120
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/22/1998, Page 75

About the author

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