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The Glass Bead Game as Addiction Recovery: A Metaphor for an Integrated and Philosophical Approach

No one can build the bridge on which you in particular will have to cross the river of life — no one but yourself. Of course there are…

6 min readMar 4, 2023

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The Glass Bead Game as Addiction Recovery: A Metaphor for an Integrated and Philosophical Approach

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‘Incompatible Knots’ in Harm Reduction

In this chapter I provide a brief philosophical analysis of some of the foundational suppositions that underly the harm reduction movement.

21 min readJul 28, 2021

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‘Incompatible Knots’ in Harm Reduction

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Virtual Reality as a Pharmakon: A Posthumous Warning from Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche, the prolific 19th-century German philosopher, notably disputed traditional metaphysical ideas, instead proposing…

4 min readJan 20, 2024

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Virtual Reality as a Pharmakon: A Posthumous Warning from Nietzsche

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More Human Than All Too Human: Challenges in Artificial Intelligences for Humanity Becoming a…

“More human than human, is our motto.” (The Tyrell Corporation, Blade Runner)

26 min readMar 4, 2023

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More Human Than All Too Human: Challenges in Artificial Intelligences for Humanity Becoming a…

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Narcissists in Wonderland: Simone de Beauvoir’s Existentialist Ethics as a Prophylactic for…

In this essay, I explore the existential ethics of Simone de Beauvoir, and more specifically her articulation of the notion of ambiguity. I…

20 min readMar 4, 2023

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Narcissists in Wonderland: Simone de Beauvoir’s Existentialist Ethics as a Prophylactic for…

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The Ontology of Addiction

In this essay, I provide a brief philosophical analysis of the ontology of addiction. I propose that an adequate ontology of addiction…

9 min readJan 11, 2022

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The Influence of the Philosophy of Pragmatism on the Development of the Twelve-Step Program

This is the fourth article in a series of articles that explores “philosophy as a way of life” for individuals in addiction recovery.

4 min readOct 13, 2021

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Addiction as a Misguided Method for the Satisfaction of Basic Existential Needs: A Needs Model of…

This is a third article in a series of articles that explores “philosophy as a way of life” for individuals in addiction recovery.

6 min readOct 6, 2021

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Addiction as a Misguided Method for the Satisfaction of Basic Existential Needs: A Needs Model of…

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An Existential-Phenomenological Perspective of Addiction, Recovery and Twelve-Step Programs

The following article is part of a series of articles where I explore the value of “philosophy as a way of life” for individuals in…

13 min readOct 5, 2021

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An Existential-Phenomenological Perspective of Addiction, Recovery and Twelve-Step Programs

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Philosophy as a Way of Life for Addiction Recovery: Part 1

“What is the value of philosophy and why it ought to be studied.” — Bertrand Russell (1969, p. 18)

7 min readSep 29, 2021

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Philosophy as a Way of Life for Addiction Recovery: Part 1

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Guy du Plessis

Guy du Plessis

Guy is a researcher at the I-System Institute for Transdisciplinary studies, Utah State University. He has published in the fields of psychology and philosophy.

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