In this episode, Dan talk with Crispin Sartwell of Dickinson College about Dan's essay, "Wanting and Doing." We discuss action, desire, and powerlessness as understood in Christian theology and contemporary addiction discourse.(Here's the article under discussion: https://theelectricagora.com/2021/05/25/wanting-and-doing/).
4:04 Wanting and doing in Christian and Addiction Discourse.
36:54 Overeating and the Problem of Conflicting Desires.
47:43 Habits.
49:48 Actions and Events.
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