Imperfect Cognitions
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Richard Hassall is one of my philosophical opponents but whom I am on good terms with. Always worth paying attention to what they say:
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.
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imperfectcognitions....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Richard Hassall is one of my philosophical opponents but whom I am on good terms with. Always worth paying attention to what they say:
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I briefly discuss some related issues about the difficulties of obtaining empirical evidence right at the end of the book. There I was happy enough with the line that careful use of fictional and detailed nonfictional examples is enough (on the former, agreeing with @alex-fisher.bsky.social)
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I briefly discuss some related issues about the difficulties of obtaining empirical evidence right at the end of the book. There I was happy enough with the line that careful use of fictional and detailed nonfictional examples is enough (on the former, agreeing with @alex-fisher.bsky.social)
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"core claims concern, for ex., [...] the nature of the identity prejudices that clinicians are said to harbor toward the patients they treat. We could not identify any empirical study examining or supporting these claims."
hope the xphi paper @ivarr.bsky.social and I have under review can help.🤞
hope the xphi paper @ivarr.bsky.social and I have under review can help.🤞
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"core claims concern, for ex., [...] the nature of the identity prejudices that clinicians are said to harbor toward the patients they treat. We could not identify any empirical study examining or supporting these claims."
hope the xphi paper @ivarr.bsky.social and I have under review can help.🤞
hope the xphi paper @ivarr.bsky.social and I have under review can help.🤞
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This project was an absolute dream come true, as was meeting the wonderful Sir Stephen Fry who narrated the shows.
We had wonderful support from the #philosophy community in this journey to bring critical thinking and #oracy to children no matter what their background.
#philosophyforall
We had wonderful support from the #philosophy community in this journey to bring critical thinking and #oracy to children no matter what their background.
#philosophyforall
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Sally Latham introduces Fantastic Philosophy imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #edusky
Fantastic Philosophy
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This project was an absolute dream come true, as was meeting the wonderful Sir Stephen Fry who narrated the shows.
We had wonderful support from the #philosophy community in this journey to bring critical thinking and #oracy to children no matter what their background.
#philosophyforall
We had wonderful support from the #philosophy community in this journey to bring critical thinking and #oracy to children no matter what their background.
#philosophyforall
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Lina Lissia on epistemic injustice and the language of modern dating imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
Epistemic Injustice and the Language of Modern Dating
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Lina Lissia on epistemic injustice and the language of modern dating imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Sally Latham introduces Fantastic Philosophy imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #edusky
Fantastic Philosophy
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Sally Latham introduces Fantastic Philosophy imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #edusky
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Jonathan Wilson invites us to rethink about bullshit receptivity imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
Rethinking Bullshit Receptivity
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025, read our most popular blog posts in the last year: Jonathan Wilson invites us to rethink about bullshit receptivity imperfectcognitions.... #philsky
What are the mechanisms through which mindfulness impacts mental health?
Browyn Finnigan, Australian National University, presents her paper, 'Self-related processing removal or revision? The Buddhist theory of no-self and the mechanisms of mindfulness'.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
Browyn Finnigan, Australian National University, presents her paper, 'Self-related processing removal or revision? The Buddhist theory of no-self and the mechanisms of mindfulness'.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What are the mechanisms through which mindfulness impacts mental health?
Browyn Finnigan, Australian National University, presents her paper, 'Self-related processing removal or revision? The Buddhist theory of no-self and the mechanisms of mindfulness'.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
Browyn Finnigan, Australian National University, presents her paper, 'Self-related processing removal or revision? The Buddhist theory of no-self and the mechanisms of mindfulness'.
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philpsy #philsky
imperfectcognitions....
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#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
The Viciousness of Psychological Resilience
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
September 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
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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.
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
#philsky #philpsy
Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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.
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😇 extremely grateful to have this summary of what was a really lovely day ☀️
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
#philsky #philpsy
Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
😇 extremely grateful to have this summary of what was a really lovely day ☀️
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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. 🙌
A summary of our x-phi paper (w/ @ivarr.bsky.social ) in the terrific Imperfect Cognitions blog. 🙌
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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. 🙌
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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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....
#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....
#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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....
#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....
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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
#philsky #philpsy
Biomarkers and the Boundaries of Mental Disorder
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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
#philsky #philpsy
Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM