DIACHRONIC AND EXTERNALLY-SCAFFOLDED SELF-CONTROL IN ADDICTION

A restrictive view of self-control identifies exercises with synchronic intrapsychic processes, and pictures diachronic externally-scaffolded strategies not as proper instances self-control, but clever ways avoiding the need to exercise that ability. In turn, defenders an inclusive typically argue we should construe more than effortful inhibition, that, on grounds functional equivalence, all these diverse might be properly described self-control. this paper, I take a fresh look at debate by focusing cases addiction. addicted agents face paradigmatic sort challenge, which makes addiction important test case for theories And discuss evidence highlights both unreliability crucial role is played in successful attempts achieving abstinence people. Abstaining addicts are who successfully they mostly do so relying strategies. This, argue, lends further support