A 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
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.
| ISBN: | 9781350163294 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2023 |
| Author: | Lisa Bortolotti |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Why Philosophy Matters |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Cognition and cognitive psychology Philosophy of science |
A 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
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.
Why Delusions Matter features in the following genres: Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Philosophy of science
Why Delusions Matter is available in Paperback
Why Delusions Matter was written by Lisa Bortolotti and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Why Delusions Matter has 200 pages
Yes it is part of Why Philosophy Matters series
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