"In The Age of Addiction, the historian David Courtwright traces the victory of what he calls “pro-vice activism” over “anti-vice activism,” and the genesis of limbic capitalism. In his words, “Limbic capitalism refers to a technologically advanced but socially regressive business system in which global industries, often with the help of complicit governments and criminal organizations, encourage excessive consumption and addiction” (6). The following interview explores the philosophical and historical nuances of this term."