Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs by Lisa Bortolotti (English) Paperback Bo

Description: Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs by Lisa Bortolotti The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of delusions. It brings together recent work in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology and psychiatry, offering a comprehensive review of the philosophical issues raised by the psychology of normal and abnormal cognition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Delusions are a common symptom of schizophrenia, dementia and other psychiatric disorders. Though delusion is commonly defined as a false and irrational belief, there is currently a lively debate about whether delusions are really beliefs and indeed, whether they are even irrational. The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of delusions. It brings together the psychological literature on the aetiology and the behaviouralmanifestations of delusions, and the philosophical literature on belief ascription and rationality. The thesis of the book is that delusions are continuous with ordinary beliefs, a thesis that could havenot only significant theoretical implications for debates in the philosophy of mind and psychology, but also practical implications for psychiatric classification and the clinical treatment of subjects with delusions. Based on recent work in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology and psychiatry, the book offers a comprehensive review of the philosophical issues raised by the psychology of normal and abnormal cognition, defends the doxastic conception of delusions, anddevelops a theory about the role of judgements of rationality and self-knowledge in belief ascription. Author Biography Lisa Bortolotti is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham (UK). Her main research interests are in the philosophy of the cognitive sciences and in the intersection between philosophy of mind and ethics. She has published a number of articles on belief ascription, rationality and delusions in journals such as Mind & Language and Philosophical Psychology. She is the author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science for PolityPress, the editor of Philosophy and Happiness for Palgrave and the co-editor (with M.R. Broome) of Psychiatry as Cognitive Neuroscience: Philosophical Perspectives for Oxford University Press. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsSynopsis1: The Background2: Procedural Rationality and Belief Ascription3: Epistemic Rationality and Belief Ascription4: Agential Rationality and Belief Ascription5: Beliefs and Self Knowledge6: ConclusionsBibliography and Reference List Review `This book is an important contribution to the recent delusion debate. The book can also usefully work as a cognitive science textbook on delusion. The author introduces the topic in depth, covering all the right issues in a way that no one has done before. The bibliography is also an extremely rich guide for those interested in further exploring the subject, and also for finding sources relevant to disputes in the philosophy of mind.Elisabetta Sirgiovanni, HumanaMenteOne of the most important works on delusions is Bortolottis Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs, a book that examines the core features of delusions in relation to other mental states, demonstrating that many non-delusional beliefs are not so rational and delusions often differ in degree, rather than kind, from other, non-pathological, beliefs. Promotional An interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of delusions. Prizes Winner of Winner of the American Philosophical Association Book Prize 2011. Long Description Delusions are a common symptom of schizophrenia, dementia and other psychiatric disorders. Though delusion is commonly defined as a false and irrational belief, there is currently a lively debate about whether delusions are really beliefs and indeed, whether they are even irrational. The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of delusions. It brings together the psychological literature on the aetiology and the behaviouralmanifestations of delusions, and the philosophical literature on belief ascription and rationality. The thesis of the book is that delusions are continuous with ordinary beliefs, a thesis that could havenot only significant theoretical implications for debates in the philosophy of mind and psychology, but also practical implications for psychiatric classification and the clinical treatment of subjects with delusions. Based on recent work in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology and psychiatry, the book offers a comprehensive review of the philosophical issues raised by the psychology of normal and abnormal cognition, defends the doxastic conception of delusions, anddevelops a theory about the role of judgements of rationality and self-knowledge in belief ascription. Review Text `This book is an important contribution to the recent delusion debate. The book can also usefully work as a cognitive science textbook on delusion. The author introduces the topic in depth, covering all the right issues in a way that no one has done before. The bibliography is also an extremely rich guide for those interested in further exploring the subject, and also for finding sources relevant to disputes in the philosophy of mind.Elisabetta Sirgiovanni, HumanaMenteOne of the most important works on delusions is Bortolottis Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs, a book that examines the core features of delusions in relation to other mental states, demonstrating that many non-delusional beliefs are not so rational and delusions often differ in degree, rather than kind, from other, non-pathological, beliefs. Review Quote This books offers a significant and successful example of the emerging new analytic philosophy of psychiatry. Methodologically, it exemplifies a fruitful two-way interaction between philosophy and empirical investigation. Empirical results from cognitive sciences and clinical research are used to constrain philosophical assumptions about beliefs and delusions. Rigorous philosophical argumentation is employed to clarify and adjudicate theoretical interpretations of empirical dataconcerning delusions. This work is surely an obligatory reading for those seriously interested in delusions, beliefs and, more generally, the application of an empirically informed philosophy of mind to psychiatry. Feature An interdisciplinary book that will interest philosophers of mind, epistemologists, philosophers of science, cognitive psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health professionals.An original analysis of the debate on the nature of delusions, offering a solution to the much contested issue whether delusions are beliefs, while developing a new theory of how beliefs are ascribed.Includes clear and interesting examples to help elucidate complex arguments, and avoids technical language where possible. Details ISBN0199206163 Author Lisa Bortolotti Short Title DELUSIONS & OTHER IRRATIONAL B Language English ISBN-10 0199206163 ISBN-13 9780199206162 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 DEWEY 128.33 Publication Date 2009-11-12 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham, UK UK Release Date 2009-11-12 AU Release Date 2009-11-12 NZ Release Date 2009-11-12 Pages 318 Publisher Oxford University Press Series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry Imprint Oxford University Press Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117353467;

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