Free-access book reviews in our volume 39 issue 4! Adrian Kind reviews Awais Aftab's Conversations in Critical Psychiatry (OUP) doi.org/10.1080/0951... #booksky #philsky #philpsy #psychiatry 1/2

Daniel Dennett's influence on modern philosophy cannot be overstated. Today, in his honour, Lisa Bortolotti presents a special issue of Philosophical Psychology dedicated to the legacy of his philosophy. #philsky imperfectcognitions....

Latest papers: Marco Fasoli aims to overturn the assumption that all artifacts involved in cognition make a positive contribution and amend and rebalance the existing literature on cognitive artifacts doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Víctor Fernández Castro & Miguel Núñez de Prado-Gordillo explore the intersection between fictionalism and the neurodiversity movement doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

CfP: Special Issue on Philosophy through Art, Games and Fiction Deadline 31st July 2026. More info and submission here: think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy

CfP: Special Issue on Imagination, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence Deadline 31st July 2026. More info and submission here: think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy

Some free access book reviews in #vol39issue4! A thread for book lovers...#philosophy #phlsky #philpsy #newbooks #booksky

Really interesting. My own research examines similar power asymmetries in the case of disabled children and nondisabled adults, both in family decision-making and in healthcare and education settings. Some striking structural parallels.

After months as an online-first publication, I am very happy to see that my review of Marta Halina's excellent book "Animal Minds" has been included in the latest issue of @journalphp.bsky.social (Vol. 39, Issue 4). The issue has great stuff, so I am glad to see the review in such good company.

New #vol39issue4! First is Joshua Rust, exploring what a predictive processing account would look like if it started with the highly coupled representations carried by our evolutionary ancestors and other non-human organisms doi.org/10.1080/0951...#vol39issue4!#evolution #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Sen Cheng suggests insight from computational modelling could benefit the discussion of causal connections in episodic memory by clarifying terminology and enabling simulation of the dynamics of a complex system in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Hi! My first paper is out in Philosophical Psychology (@journalphp.bsky.social), co-authored with Laura Nuño de la Rosa 😁 "The Functional Ambivalence of Mental Symptoms: Organizational and Temporal Dimensions of Dysfunction in Enactive Psychiatry" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

There have been two special issues in memory of Katherine Hawley. One was in Philosophical Quarterly, which Katherine edited for 5 years: academic.oup.com/pq/issue/73/3 The other was an issue of @journalphp.bsky.social on trust and trustworthiness, which included my 'Making Life More Interesting':

1. New paper with @dymoral.bsky.social in press in @journalphp.bsky.social! Main result: race informs how adults use info about intent when making moral judgments. More in thread below, full text here: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social

Latest papers: Mara Floris, Cristina Ganz & Annamaria Grisorio analyse how epistemic and affective injustices intersect in clinical encounters, showing how power asymmetries sustain delay in Endometriosis diagnosis doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Benjamin Kozuch concludes that Higher-Order Theory research should focus more on developing the version in which the first-order state suppleness the content of visual experience doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Nathanial Blower compare’s Adam Toon’s pretense-theoretic mental fictionalism with Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mind doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Alexander MacLellan & Michael Lewis explore how endorsement of Stoic attitudes relates to both positive and negative factors underlying mental health doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Isabel Gois, Eddie Kane, Emily Evans & Elizabeth Doney identity and assess existing evidence on the impact of philosophy programs in prison and explore factors that may influence their effectiveness doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: José Eduardo Porcher & Felipe José Santaella develop a normative account of epistemic injustice in psychiatric contexts by analysing a clinical encounter doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Sofiia Rappe & Markus Werning claim that episodic memory yields adaptive success because of its crucial role in singular counter factual causal reasoning in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Anna Bortolan explores the role that attempts to conceal one’s experiences may have in the phenomenology of anxiety in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Juan F. Álvarez argues that simulationism should reject continuism in favour of discontinuism - the view that memory and imagination are fundamentally different - in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Francesco Rigoli introduces a computational model of motivated reasoning in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Juensung J. Kim, Kadi Tulver, Jaan Aru, K. Kristjan Kaup, Ambra Polgliani & Ruben E. Laukkonen argue the transformative effects of mystical-type experiences can be understood using the same machinery that underlies insight problem solving doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Matteo Ravasio asks whether the available evidence from the field of music psychology supports resemblance theories over their competitors doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Jasmine Wanjiru Onstad argues that CBT’s dominance contributes to hermeneutical injustice in psychiatry by limiting patients’ interpretive agency and restricting pathways for psychological healing in this open access article #philsky #philpsy doi.org/10.1080/0951...

Latest papers: Anya Plutynski critically assesses debates over “p” in the scientific literature, and their larger philosophical import doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Agustin Vicente & John Collins propose an account of thinking that dispenses with the translation process and argue that linguistic creatures think in lexical concepts doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Ryan M. Nefdt & Giosuè Baggio address the relationship between philosophy and cognitive neuroscience doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Rebecca Dreier argues that episodic memory could have evolved for remembering, simulating the future and communication, despite the prima facile tensions between these three functions in this open access article #philsky #philpsy doi.org/10.1080/0951...

Trending right now! Keith Frankish with The Emancipation of the Drone: a Dennettian thought experiment, open access here: www.tandfonline.com/... #philsky

Philosophical Psychology has had 114923 downloads in the first three months of 2026. For the first quarter of 2025 (our record at the time) the already impressive figure was 87367 downloads. Thanks to our authors and readers for choosing us, again and again!

Latest papers: Alberto Guerrero-Velázquez draws on the theoretical framework for Simulation Theory to examine the nature of additional mental tasks and their role in identity construction doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Erik O. Kimbrough & John Thrasher design two studies to measure the consensus-sensitivity of moral judgments doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Is the #mind just a metaphor? Dive into our new book symposium with this thread for #vol39issue3! Start with Kathleen Murphy-Hollies and Lisa Bortolotti's editorial doi.org/10.1080/0951...#mind#vol39issue3!ree access #vol39issue3 #philsky #philpsy 1/9

I am extremely grateful to @lisabortolotti.com and @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social for organising this symposium and to the fantastic contributors: Craig Bourne, Emily Caddick Bourne, Tamás Demeter, @zoedrayson.bsky.social, László Kocsis, Krisztián Pete, M. Jimena Clavel Vázquez, and Kendall L. Walton

What are Dennett's powerful ideas? Discover it in this new thread on #vol39issue3. Let's start with an editorial by Felipe De Brigard on #AI and the breakdown of the intentional stance, free access here: doi.org/10.1080/0951...#vol39issue3.#AI#philsky #philpsy 1/16

Very exciting new issue published today! It contains a special issue on the philosophy of Daniel Dennett (Dennett's Powerful Ideas) and a symposium on Adam Toon's book, "Mind as Metaphor" #vol39issue3 Enjoy! www.tandfonline.com/...#vol39issue3

Our editor in chief was awarded the 2026 BPA prize for Public Communication of Philosophy. Congratulations Lisa! bpa.ac.uk/prizes2026/ #philsky #philosophyforeveryone #philosophymatters

Latest papers: Melina Tsapos addresses the gap in a unified explanation of what motivates conspiracy belief by introducing a framework that incorporates multiple dimensions of conspiracy belief in this open access paper doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Latest papers: Craig French develops a new problem for naive realism: the problem of derealization in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

New publication! ✨ Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling? Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. w/ @almagro.bsky.social in @journalphp.bsky.social 🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9

Philosophy of Psychiatry call for papers

🧠☸️ ​Sonia de Jager explores how meditation and "bardos" (transitions) mirror entropic brain "edging" equilibrium. By relaxing a "self-model," we don't just find peace but reorganise our cognitive priors to survive an uncertain world #philsky ​ #Neuroscience #Buddhism #EntropicBrain #Meditation

New publication! ✨ Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling? Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. w/ @almagro.bsky.social 👇👇

Really grateful for a thoughtful and thorough review of my book by Seiara Imanova @seiaraimanova.bsky.social, just out in Philosophical Psychology! @journalphp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MENEA...

(I also had the great fortune to serve a journal that rose from the ashes to become a clear role model in value-centered, quality-first, community-building journalistic practices -- @journalphp.bsky.social. Please follow them, too, by the way)

Likely to interest to everyone who was at the @gamesbeyond.bsky.social Metamodern Games Conference.

Latest papers: Hüseyin Beyköylü, Jon Vervaeke & Daniel Meling provides conceptual tools for understanding self-transcendent experiences, contributing to a comprehensive science of human flourishing doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy