About this episode

James Morris interviews Professor Hanna Pickard about the intersections of addiction, identity, and denial in the context of alcohol problems.

In this episode I talk to Professor Hanna Pickard about addiction, identity and denial, and how these are relevant to understanding and treating alcohol problems. Hanna Pickard is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics and Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to her wok as a philosopher and as a therapist, she has published extensively on the topic of addiction. Her new book, What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocain...

People in this episode

Host: James Morris

Guest: Professor Hanna Pickard

Topics covered

• addiction
• identity
• denial
• alcohol problems
• philosophy
• bioethics

Keywords

• addiction
• identity
• denial
• alcohol
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johns Hopkins University

Books & works: What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocain

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