The very definition of addiction has no consensus among the scientists as well as philosophers. To the Socrates’ question “What is it?” there are many answers. While one group, the orthodox one, includes it into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the others, in particular, Matthews, expand the scope of research and state that addiction is a pattern of behavior. Moreover, the last can be both harmful to the addict, for example, drug or alcohol dependence, and…