151. Neurobiologist, Philosopher, and Addict

Owen Flanagan's newest book details his 20-year dependence on alcohol and pills — and outlines his research on what addiction can tell us about the nature of consciousness.

• SOURCES:• Owen Flanagan, (scholars.duke.edu/person/ojf) philosopher, neurobiologist, and professor emeritus at Duke University.

• RESOURCES:• What Is It Like to Be an Addict?: Understanding Substance Abuse, (amzn.to/4gKuNeB) by Owen Flanagan (2025).
• Consciousness Reconsidered, (amzn.to/412Y1PY) by Owen Flanagan (1993).
• Against Happiness, (amzn.to/4hUOOjB) by Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. LeDoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele Moody-Adams, Songyao Ren, Anna Sun, and Yolonda Y. Wilson. (2023).
• The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, (amzn.to/4hCxhwV) by Owen Flanagan (2013).
• The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World, (amzn.to/4k1J8WG) by Owen Flanagan (2009).
• Big Book, (aa.org/alcoholics-anonymous-big-book-4th-edition) by Alcoholics Anonymous.
• "Impact of the DSM-IV to DSM-5 Changes on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519702/#:~:text=Subs…)%2C,175%5D)" by Cristie Glasheen, Kathryn Batts, Rhonda Karg, Jonaki Bose, Sarra Hedden, and Kathryn Piscopo (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016).

• EXTRAS:• "Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve? (freakonomics.com/podcast/professor-carl-hart-a…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
• Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, (amzn.to/41ecv0G) by Carl Hart (2021).

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