1st Edition

Delusions and Beliefs A Philosophical Inquiry

By Kengo Miyazono Copyright 2019
    122 Pages
    by Routledge

    122 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    1. Delusions as Malfunctional Beliefs  2. Nature  3. Pathology  4. Cause  Conclusion: A Biological Account of Delusions.  Index

    Biography

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