Recent Work on the Nature and Development of Delusions

Bibliographic Data

ID4079372
AuthorsLisa Bortolotti (0000-0003-0507-4650, University of Birmingham), Kengo Miyazono (0000-0003-4093-6877, Keio University)
Year2015
Volume10
Issue9
Pages636-645
Publication date2015-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12249
PMID27478490
OpenAlexW1763646132
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited39

In this paper we review two debates in the current literature on clinical delusions. One debate is about what delusions are. If delusions are beliefs, why are they described as failing to play the causal roles that characterise beliefs, such as being responsive to evidence and guiding action? The other debate is about how delusions develop. What processes lead people to form delusions and maintain them in the face of challenges and counter-evidence? Do the formation and maintenance of delusions require abnormal experience alone, or also reasoning biases or deficits? We hope to show that the focus on delusions has made a substantial contribution to the philosophy of the mind and continues to raise issues that are central to defining the concept of belief and gaining a better understanding of how people process information and learn about the world

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