This week, Kasper Møller Nielsen, Julie Nordgaard, and Mads Gram Henriksen present their recent publication on a critical perspective of epistemic injustice in healthcare, addressing underlying scientific, conceptual, and theoretical issues. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, we welcome Steven Gubka, to share his recent paper: "How Anger Helps Us Possess Reasons for Action" (The Philosophical Quarterly). In it, he argues that anger helps us appropriately respond to injustice and is a tool for addressing wrongdoing. #philpsy #philsky imperfectcognitions....

This week, Richard Hassall presents his upcoming paper in Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: 'The Institutional Status of Medical and Psychiatric Diagnoses'. In which he explores the power of the speech act of diagnosis, going beyond a statement of fact. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, we welcome Konrad Banicki and Peter Zachar to present their recently published book 'Conceptualizing Personality Disorder'. Working towards a greater understanding of a contentious and underdeveloped area in philosophy of psychiatry. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, Ruby Hake shares 'Autism and Gender', a forthcoming chapter for Contemporary Philosophy of Autism. Offering an in-depth discussion of essentialism and arguing that critical phenomenology is well placed to prevent this issue going forward. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

How can the ambiguity arising from discontinuity of our self and our illness lead to misunderstanding and alienation? Today's post is by Jodie Russell (University of Birmingham) on her recent paper “Prescriptive ‘selves’ and self-illness ambiguity”. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, we welcome Alejandro Vázquez del Mercado, Professor of Philosophy at UNAM, to present a piece on Bereavement and Epistemic Functionality. Introducing the particular epistemic disruptions that may occur in the process of bereavement. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

New blog post on Imperfect Cognitions! Adam Blehm explores the downsides of psychological resilience: imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #philsky #philosophyforeveryone

This week, we welcome Christophe Gauld et al. presenting a recent paper on 'Conceptual Competences in Philosophy of Psychiatry' examining survey data of self-reported conceptual competencies within French psychiatric students and practitioners. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

Here's @lisabortolotti.com 's summary of the exciting workshop conspiracy theory and story telling that took place at the University of Birmingham in June, including my talk on conspiratorial beliefs and conspiracy fantasies.

😇 extremely grateful to have this summary of what was a really lovely day ☀️

What People Think Self-Deception Is and Why Philosophers Should Care A summary of our x-phi paper (w/ @ivarr.bsky.social ) in the terrific Imperfect Cognitions blog. 🙌

This week on imperfect cognitions, Katja Crone and Max Gab (TU Dortmund) present a special issue of Philosophical Psychology “Minimal Forms of Shared Intentionality,” which they recently guest-edited. Featuring a diverse selection of contributions. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, we are happy to have Carme Isern-Mas and Ivar R. Hannikainen presenting their paper, "Self-Deception: A Case Study in Folk Conceptual Structure", recently published in Review of Philosophy and Psychology. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, Chenwei Nie (University of Warwick) introduces his new approach to the issue of "Why do rational people obstinately hold onto irrational beliefs?" This is a section from the upcoming publication 'Epistemic Dilemmas and Epistemic Normativity' (Routledge). #philsky imperfectcognitions....

Today, we welcome Themistoklis Pantazakos, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at the American College of Greece, to present his recent BJPsych editorial 'Biomarkers cannot define the boundary between the normal and the pathological'. #philsky #philpsy

In June, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies hosted a workshop on conspiracy theory and story telling at the University of Birmingham, featuring five exciting academics working on the topic. Today's post presents a brief summary of each of their talks. #philsky #philpsy

This week, we're happy to have Manuel Almagro, from the University of Valencia, presenting his new book: The Rise of Polarization (Routledge 2025). Exploring how affective polarization in politics exploits ordinary belief-forming mechanisms. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

Is love beyond our control? This week, we're exited to have Perri Sriwannawit presenting an aspect of her recent PhD thesis. Exploring this question through the work of Harry Frankfurt and Natasha McKeever. What agency do we have in the face of love? #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

Philosophy of psychiatry is a rapidly developing field, in April the first dedicated academic event of the field happened in Chile. Organized by the Universidad de Valparaíso School of Psychology and the Valparaíso Institute of Complex Systems. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

New blog post today! On the first ever academic event in Chile completely devoted to the philosophy of psychiatry. To know more: imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy

"Instead of moving closer to truth, belief in misinformation is running rampant, paving the way for authoritarian regimes to bulldoze democratic institutions with foolhardy political policies..." imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/07/fals...

How do neologisms help us to articulate our feelings and experiences? This week, Lina Lissia explores how the language of modern dating shows a development in new terminology which attempts to alleviate hermenutical struggles. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

Todays post is from Joe Pierre at UC San Francisco. Presenting his recent fascinating book 'False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True' exploring the grey area between delusion and psychopathology. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

Today we welcome Simon Barker (University of Tartu) to present his paper: Epistemic health, epistemic self-trust, and bipolar disorder: a case study. Exploring the relation of mental health with 'epistemic health'. #philpsy #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

A report on our @triphilosophy.bsky.social funded webinar, Philosophy in the Classroom! Featuring @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @lauradol4.bsky.social and @htaylorphil.bsky.social #philosophyforeveryone #p4c

Philosophy fortnight is all about promoting philosophy! This week we look at how philosophical methods and resources can be implemented in the classroom with a webinar featuring a panel of passionate University of Birmingham philosophers. #philsky #philosophymatters imperfectcognitions....

How does reason affect culture? This week we welcome Stefaan Blancke of Tilburg University who is presenting his recent paperr on how the processes of reason and objectification have shaped the development of culture. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....

This week, we're highlighting a recent webinar exploring Philosophy for Everyone! Paul Knights, Bonny Astor, and Helen Beebee present their fascinating means of exploring philosophy outside of the academy - in the pub, or even out in the Pennines! #philsky imperfectcognitions....

This weeks post is by Paolo Bodini at the University of Genoa. He joins us to explore the notion of democratic legitimacy and how democractic processes are inherently underpinned by imperfect cognitions! imperfectcognitions.... #philsky

In celebration of Philosophy Fortnight, Lisa hosted a webinar exploring philosophy and conspiracy theory, featuring U-Wen Low, Joseph Pierre, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, and Nele Van de Mosselaer. #PhilosophyMatters #philsky #philpsy Watch here: www.youtube.com/watc... imperfectcognitions....#PhilosophyMatters

Time to announce some staff changes at Imperfect Cognitions! After years of excellent service as blog editors, Kiichi Inarimori and Aisha Qadoos are moving on. Thanks to both. We welcome to the Imperfect Cognitions team Alex McCowen in Birmingham and Shiho Sugiura in Hokkaido! #philsky

How do we encourage young people to engage with philosophy? This week, Sally Latham joins us to introduce Fantastic Philosophy, a new childrens show on BBC Teach, exploring philosophical themes and featuring Stephen Fry! imperfectcognitions.... #philsky

How can AI be utilised in dementia care? This week, Joel Krueger explores how AI can be used as cognitive extenders, promoting safety, wellbeing and cognitive support in dementia care. imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy

We all act for reasons, but are there reasons to respond to those reasons? This week, we welcome Sophie Keeling to present her recent paper "Responding to Second-Order Reasons" imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy

This week, Maria Cristina Contrino presents her new paper 'Narrative Negotiation of Practical Identity'. She explores the power of personal narratives in forming our personal identity and guiding our interactions. imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy

This week, Constantine Sandis discusses his new book Wittgenstein on Other Minds, a collection of 9 essays explaining Wittgenstein's anti-scepticism about other minds and how this is compatible with real-life concerns of understanding others #philsky imperfectcognitions....

Today, Arthur Krieger discusses his interesting new paper on emotional compulsion in addiction, arguing for the thesis that much addictive behaviour is compelled by the emotional pain of withdrawal #philsky imperfectcognitions....

Today, Juan Álvarez discusses remembering and relearning, examining the widely agreed upon view that no instance of relearning qualifies as a case of remembering, arguing that this view lacks empirical evidence #philsky imperfectcognitions....

This week, Vladimir Krstic discusses transparent delusions whereby people suffer from a delusional belief that they ascribe to themselves whilst also judging the belief to be false #philsky imperfectcognitions....

“The changes in the one who has experienced trauma may be experienced by loved ones as an ambiguous loss of the physically present but psychologically absent kind.”

This week, Aisha Qadoos discusses why a loved one's trauma can feel like an ambiguous loss and how this may be a transformative experience #philsky imperfectcognitions....

This week, Jonathan Wilson discusses the bullshit receptivity scale, and argues that we ought to frame statements used in studies that use the bullshit receptivity scale in terms of 'unclarifiable bullshit' #philsky imperfectcognitions....

In this week's post, Regina Fabry discusses her paper, Narrative Gaslighting, exploring some of the potentially harmful consequences of self-narration, and how narrative gaslighting threatens to undermines a narraters epistemic and moral competence #philsky imperfectcognitions....

On International Women’s Day, we revisit three books making space for the views of women in philosophy and mental health! #IWD2025 #philsky

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New blog post: María Berta López Ríos, Chris McCarroll, and Paloma Muñoz Gómez talk about #memory and political #grief imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/03/memo... #philsky

Katérine Aminot, Tara J. Ryan, and Alicia Nijdam-Jones present their new paper on delusions and conspiracy theories, discussing factors distinguishing the one from the other #philsky imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/02/delu...