Delusions and Beliefs: A Philosophical Inquiry - Brossura

Miyazono, Kengo

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ISBN 10: 1032569980 ISBN 13: 9781032569987

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2023

Riassunto

What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions pathological? This book examines these questions, which are normally considered separately, in a much-needed exploration of an important and fascinating topic, Kengo Miyazono assesses the philosophical, psychological and psychiatric literature on delusions to argue that delusions are malfunctioning beliefs. Delusions belong to the same category as beliefs but - unlike healthy irrational beliefs - fail to play the function of beliefs.

Delusions and Beliefs: A Philosophical Inquiry will be of great interest to students of philosophy of mind and psychology and philosophy of mental disorder, as well as those in related fields such as mental health and psychiatry.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Kengo Miyazono is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hiroshima University, Japan.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1032569980
• ISBN 13: 9781032569987
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 122
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania