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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 1d

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”.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 21d

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.

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · Aug 14

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.

Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 14

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.

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Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling

A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.

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Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 14

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.

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Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling

A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.

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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · Sep 4

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. 🙌

Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 29d

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 28

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).

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 21

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'.

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Biomarkers and the Boundaries of Mental Disorder

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

Conspiracy Theories and Storytelling

A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.

imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

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The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 31

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?

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 25

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.

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First Workshop in the Philosophy of Psychiatry in Chile

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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Joe Pierre, MD @psychunseen.bsky.social · Jul 11

"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..."

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 17

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 10

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jul 3

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'.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · Jun 26

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

Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jun 26

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jun 26

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jun 19

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.

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jun 12

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!

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · Jun 5

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!

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Imperfect Cognitions and Democratic Legitimacy

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