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Sep 17, 2020 · A delusion is, roughly, a belief that is held despite obvious counterevidence and that is not explained by the person’s social, cultural or religious background. 5 Delusions feature in an array of psychiatric and neurological conditions including schizophrenia, dementia, and acquired brain injury.
- Kengo Miyazono, Alessandro Salice, Alessandro Salice
- 2021
Sep 16, 2009 · In the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of psychology, the study of delusions raises conceptual questions about intentionality, rationality, agency, and self-knowledge. Moreover, it invites us to reconsider how perception, cognition, affect, and intentional behavior interact.
Apr 3, 2019 · In this article, I illuminate ongoing debates about the normative status of indoctrination via close examination of recent work in the philosophy of psychiatry and, more particularly, delusion.
- Ruth J. Wareham
- 2019
Nov 20, 2020 · Delusions are defined as wildly improbable beliefs that are strongly held despite incontrovertible and obvious counterevidence and despite what almost everyone else believes (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Abstract. This paper addresses a foundational issue at the interface of psychiatry and medical sociology; namely, how the judgement of pathology is made. In particular, it examines a debate over how the symptom of delusion is identified.
- Derrol Palmer
- 2000
Aug 19, 2020 · Delusions are often conceptualised as sitting at the extreme end of a continuum of belief, but how can they be distinguished from other beliefs? If not irrationality, then what demarcates a delusion? Delusions are fixed, unchanging in the face of contrary evidence, and not shared by the person’s peers.
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Sep 29, 2023 · What is False Consciousness? False consciousness is a concept from Marx’s theory of social class and refers to how the consciousness of the lower classes systematically misperceives the dominant social relations that create their oppression in society.
