Why Delusions Matter

Professor Lisa Bortolotti (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2023
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-16329-4 (ISBN)

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When we talk about delusions we may refer to symptoms of mental health problems, such as clinical delusions in schizophrenia, or simply the beliefs that people cling to which are implausible and resistant to counterevidence; these can include anything from beliefs about the benefits of homeopathy to concerns about the threat of alien abduction.

Why do people adopt delusional beliefs and why are they so reluctant to part with them? In Why Delusions Matter, Lisa Bortolotti explains what delusions really are and argues that, despite their negative reputation, they can also play a positive role in people's lives, imposing some meaning on adverse experiences and strengthening personal or social identities. In a clear and accessible style, Bortolotti contributes to the growing research on the philosophy of the cognitive sciences, offering a novel and nuanced view of delusions.

Lisa Bortolotti is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham (UK). She works in the philosophy of psychology and psychiatry. She is the author of Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs (2009), which was awarded the American Philosophical Association Biannual Book Prize, Irrationality (2014) and The Epistemic Innocence of Irrational Beliefs (2020).

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part I
1. Delusions as Investments
2. Delusions and the World
3. Delusions and Evidence
4. Delusions and Identity

Part II
5. Delusions and Dysfunction
6. Delusions and Harm
7. Delusions and Meaning
8. Delusions and Agency

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Erscheinungsdatum	29.07.2023
Reihe/Serie	Why Philosophy Matters
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-350-16329-5 / 1350163295
ISBN-13	978-1-350-16329-4 / 9781350163294
Zustand	Neuware