Lisa Bortolotti

@lisabortolotti.com

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Philosopher (Birmingham/Ferrara). Founder of the Imperfect Cognitions blog and The Philosophy Garden. Editor of Philosophical Psychology. More at: lisabortolotti.com

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Lisa Bortolotti is an Italian philosopher who is currently professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Her work is in the philosophy of the cognitive sciences, including philosophy of psychology and philosophy of psychiatry, as well as bioethics and medical ethics. She was educated at the University of Bologna, King's College London, University of Oxford and the Australian National University, and worked briefly at the University of Manchester before beginning at Birmingham, where she has been a lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and now professor. .. more

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 4d

Call for papers: Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry. Deadline: 1st February 2026. Guest editors: Şerife Tekin and Jonathan Y. Tsou. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy #philsci

Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry

Submit work that examines how Hacking’s historical and pragmatic approach to philosophy has reshaped inquiries into psychiatry.

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 4d

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 4d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay binge on all 11 videos at the Philosophy Garden and think about art, political disagreement, conspiracy theories, epistemic injustice and so much more! youtube.com/playlist?lis... #philsky #philosophyforeveryone

The Philosophy Garden videos - YouTube

Short animated videos promoting reflection and discussion on timely problems affecting our society. Suitable for children and young people.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read this article by EPIC principal investigator Havi Carel (free after registration) : A taste of your own medicine: the experience of a transplant www.thelancet.com/jo...

Saints Cosmas and Damian performing a miraculous cure by transplantation of a leg by Master of Los Balbases (Wellcome Library)

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 watch a 90-second video produced with the Voice Collective where we reflect on the harmful stereotypes associated with hearing voices sites.google.com/vie... #philsky #edusky `#epistemicinjustice

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 learn about how best to support young people who seek help, with suggestions & reflections by the young people at McPin, gathered by project EPIC researchers for family members, friends, school teachers & nurses, & healthcare professionals mcpin.org/resource/a... #philsky

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 we share some highlights: most cited paper in the last three years is by Kidd, Spencer & Carel: Epistemic injustice in psychiatric research and practice. Read it open access: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky

Epistemic injustice in psychiatric research and practice

This paper offers an overview of the philosophical work on epistemic injustices as it relates to psychiatry. After describing the development of epistemic injustice studies, we survey the existing ...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 familiarise yourselves with tips for professionals supporting young people who hear voices: flyer produced by the Voice Collective in partnership with project EPIC shorturl.at/xiCet #philsky

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read project EPIC policy briefing "Raise awareness of epistemic injustice to improve healthcare in England" shorturl.at/QYoad, a document summarising the challenges posed by epistemic injustice to our health services. Initiative led by Dan Degerman. #philsky

"Confusion" by medical student Louise Carter

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

Insights from our paranoia case study: www.economiaefinanzaverde.it/2025/11/20/f... #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice #WorldPhilosophyDay

Filosofia e Psichiatria unite per restituire una voce agli utenti con paranoia - Economia & Finanza Verde

Nella Giornata Mondiale della Filosofia di oggi 20 novembre 2025, promossa dall’UNESCO, sfatiamo il mito che la filosofia sia una disciplina fine a se stessa e indifferente ai nostri problemi quotidia...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read our open access document for the World Health Organisation on The Epistemic Determinants of Health: shorturl.at/jrjKq. A detailed report led by Fred Cooper on the significance of epistemic injustice for the delivery of health services. #philsky

Cover of document The Epistemic Determinants of Health

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read Jae Ryeong Sul and Dan Degerman's opinion piece in the British Journal of Psychiatry: Why we need a new understanding of silence in mental illness www.cambridge.org/co... #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice

cover of the journal issue where the paper was published

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PhilHeaD @philhead.bsky.social · 5d

I filosofi di PhilHeaD non lavorano da soli: parlano, discutono e progettano con medici e professionisti della salute

Seminari, convegni e percorsi di mentorato creano uno spazio dove teoria e pratica si incontrano

#WorldPhilosophyDay2025 #philmed #philhead #philsky

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 learn about project EPIC: a 40-second video with our aims and focus showing the range of cases we will address in our ongoing empirical work: youtu.be/ii7btQ52p-o #philsky #EpistemicInjustice

EPIC: Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare

This short video introduces project EPIC, on epistemic injustice in healthcare. For more information, see the EPIC website: https://epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org/

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 we share some highlights: our most read article in the last year is by Schöpfer & Hernandez: The critical time for critical thinking: intellectual virtues as intrinsic motivations for critical thinking. doi.org/10.1080/0951... Read it open access! #philsky

The critical time for critical thinking: intellectual virtues as intrinsic motivations for critical thinking

This paper addresses the complexity of critical thinking, a multifaceted concept that includes cognitive skills, knowledge, and dispositions. We argue that existing literature has largely overlooke...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d

On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 learn about project EPIC: here is our website with details of our seminar series, our open access articles and books, our six case studies and many online resources for everyone epistemicinjusticein... #philsky #epistemicinjustice

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

Tomorrow is #WorldPhilosophyDay! Why don't you play a game to test your intuitions about personal identity? Here is the Personal Identity Game! sites.google.com/view/the-phi... Are you your mind, your brain or your body? #philsky #philosophymatters #thephilosophygarden #philosophyforeveryone

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

On #projectEPIC blog, a report of a webinar I organised for Mental Health Awareness week, on Unusual Experiences & Beliefs with @martinobelveder.bsky.social & @fionamalpass.bsky.social epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/unus... #philsky #philosophymatters #EpistemicInjustice

Unusual Experiences and Beliefs

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 10d

Go Carme!

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 11d

Lovely to speak at #SWIPItalia2025 in Pavia
about #epistemicinjustice and women in philosophy’s invisible expertise #philsky

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 12d

Today at #SWIPItalia2025 in beautiful Pavia a wonderful talk by Mara Floris about #epistemicinjustice in the context of endometriosis #philsky

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 12d

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....

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 13d

On #projectEPIC today: what is hermeneutical disarmament? Robert Morgan explains! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/herm... #philsky #epistemicinjustice

Hermeneutical Disarmament

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d

Featuring work with @fionamalpass.bsky.social @rachelred94.bsky.social @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social @matthewbroome.bsky.social @ipanalysis.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @jelliedsours.bsky.social and many more!

Reposted by Michael Larkin

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d

Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters

Rules of Engagement | Blog of the APA

We would be wrong in writing off epistemology as an ivory tower pursuit with no implications for our daily practices. Epistemology can help understand and address issues such as the polarization of po...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 15d

Thanks to @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting this workshop series!

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 15d

Don't miss it! 3rd March lunchtime, Winterbourne House and Garden. Charlotte Hempel tells us about "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the great outdoors" Free but registration required: www.winterbourne.org.uk/whats-on/dea... #philsky #edusky #philosophyforeveryone

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Great Outdoors (with stick people)

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 15d

When we produced our animated explainer videos with animal characters our hope was to engage even the youngest in philosophical debates that matter. So glad this is happening not just in schools but cultural venues too. #philosophyforeveryone #edusky #philsky #philosophymatters #p4c live.focus.it

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 16d

La mostra su complottismi e misinformazione è tornata! Questo weekend è stata ospitata dal Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia a Milano per Focus Live 2025. Splendido vedere tanti bambini coi video del Giardino della Filosofia… #philsky #edusky

Bambino che guarda la cavalletta e la formica

Ragazzini che guardano i video sui tablet

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 17d

The paper is based on @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social’s own Aesop-style fable, the Fox and the Owl, which is one of the 11 videos in The Philosophy Garden! #philsky #edusky #philosophyforeveryone sites.google.com/view/the-phi...

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