Imperfect Cognitions
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Group blog investigating the area at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and mental health research. Bringing research to everyone, via research updates, conference reports, and interviews with experts.
How fixed are delusions? On today's post, George Chapman and Robert Howard discuss fixity of delusions. imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy #newresearch
Fixity of Delusions
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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Today on the Imperfect Cognitions blog, Alessandro Fiorello discusses his recent paper, 'Terminal Boredom, Longevity, and Narrative'. Can a meaningful human life can survive extreme longevity? imperfectcognitions.... #newresearch #philsky #philpsy
Terminal Boredom, Longevity, and Narrative
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
Maria Silvia Salvatori explores the complexities of #delusions by revisiting the famous Martha N. case in today’s blog post imperfectcognitions.... #philsky #philpsy
Martha N.'s case: Grammar in the Dimensional Perspective
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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Is the disability label necessary? Joshua Sealy argues that it is and offers a new approach to #disability. imperfectcognitions.... Learn more in this week’s new post #philsky #philpsy #phenomenology
The ‘Phenomenological Congruence and Flexibility’ approach to disability
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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Hi! My first paper is out in Philosophical Psychology (@journalphp.bsky.social), co-authored with Laura Nuño de la Rosa 😁 "The Functional Ambivalence of Mental Symptoms: Organizational and Temporal Dimensions of Dysfunction in Enactive Psychiatry" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The functional ambivalence of mental symptoms: organizational and temporal dimensions of dysfunction in Enactive Psychiatry
This paper introduces the concept of the functional ambivalence of mental symptoms as a contribution to Enactive Psychiatry. Drawing on the autonomy-centered foundations of the enactive approach, w...
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“ 'So, I think I’m going to major in philosophy' is the kind of undergraduate statement that for decades has terrorized tuition-burdened parents." NYT reports that #philosophy majors are now being hired by #AI companies ... #philsky www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors
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How can we get young people to engage with Plato’s #philosophy? Let’s explore Plato’s digital museum in #Athens, across the road from the original site of the Academy! imperfectcognitions.... #philosophyforeveryone #philsky
Plato's Academy Digital Museum
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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What is in a fairytale? A look into the new exhibition at the British Library! imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2026/06/fair... Can fairytales tell us about morality and identity? Can they be arguments? #philsky #philosophy @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Fairy tales at the British Library
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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I'm very grateful to the Exeter-Birmingham network for all the support they've given to my work. You are truly amazing.
Imperfect Cognitions@imperfectcognitions.com · 2mo agoHow does Artificial Intelligence transform the culture of grief? Today, Nathália de Ávila (University of Cologne) explores how griefbots impact the grieving process, and if, simulating the presence of lost loved one, prevents loss from taking place. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
What is AI psychosis? In March, we held a workshop on Hearing Voices, Suicidality and AI Psychosis. Today's post summarises exciting talks from: Elisabetta Lalumera, Anneli Jefferson, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, Lucy Osler, and Lisa Bortolotti imperfectcognitions....
How does Artificial Intelligence transform the culture of grief? Today, Nathália de Ávila (University of Cologne) explores how griefbots impact the grieving process, and if, simulating the presence of lost loved one, prevents loss from taking place. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Diagnosis has always been relational. Floriane Brunet and Christophe Gauld make the case that when adolescents arrive at clinical encounters holding a framework for their own experience, the task isn't to correct them, it's to relate with that. imperfectcognitions....
Daniel Dennett's influence on modern philosophy cannot be overstated. Today, in his honour, Lisa Bortolotti presents a special issue of Philosophical Psychology dedicated to the legacy of his philosophy. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Do you want to avoid the masculine generic and struggle to choose among the many gender-fair alternatives? This post is for you. Martina Rosola, researcher in Philosophy of Language, shares her research on the role of language in systems of injustice. #philsky
Which is the fairest of them all?
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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SAPERE, a charity offering philosophy courses for children and communities has undergone a transformation, it's now Thoughtful! Co-director, Grace Lockrobin presents the new format and website for the project. Check it out at: www.thoughtful.org.uk/ imperfectcognitions....
Home - Thoughtful
Thoughtful is the Society for Philosophical Enquiry, working for over 30 years to bring Philosophy for Children and Communities (P4C) to the UK
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"I see psychotherapy as a form of participatory sense‐making, which highlights the reciprocity, relationality, and co‐embodiment that make therapeutic encounters unique and irreducible to protocols." - Enara Garcia (University of Southern Denmark) #philpsy #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Today on the Imperfect Cognitions blog, Enara Garcia discusses the challenges of psychotherapy: imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-... #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone
The Challenges of Psychotherapy: Towards a Relational and Process Perspective
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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This week's post is by Shao-Pu Kang, assistant professor at National Tsing-Hua University, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, presenting his recent paper 'Against an Epistemic Argument for Mineness' published in Review of Philosophy and Psychology. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Today, Víctor Fernández Castro (University of Granada) and Miguel Núñez de Prado-Gordillo (University of Granada) present their paper “Embodied, embedded, enactive, extended… and exclusionary? Toward an inclusive E-Cognition for cognitive diversity” #philsky #cogsci imperfectcognitions....
Today, we welcome Pablo Andrés López Silva (University of Valparaíso) and Miguel Núñez de Prado-Gordillo (University of Granada), to present their recent paper “A Roadmap to 4E Mental Health,” published in Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology. imperfectcognitions....
Today, Charlotte Gauvry (University of Bonn) and Uwe Peters (Utrecht University), introduce their recent paper "Epistemic Challenges Faced by Non-native English Speakers in Philosophy" published in Review of Philosophy and Psychology. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
This week, Michael Cholbi (University of Edinburgh) and Paolo Stellino (NOVA University Lisbon) introduce: 'The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Suicide' recently published with Oxford University Press. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Today, Dr. Lena Wimmer (University of Würzburg), presents her recent paper Why Disinformation, Fake News, and Conspiracy Theories are not Fiction: A View From Philosophical Aesthetics and Literary Studies published in Review of Philosophy and Psychology #philsky imperfectcognitions....
This week, Víctor Verdejo, José Luis Bermúdez, and Matheus Valente introduce their collection Sharing Thoughts: Philosophical Perspectives on Intersubjectivity and Communication, recently published with Oxford University Press. #philsky imperfectcognitions....
Today’s post is by Brady Wagoner, (University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University). With Maja Sødinge Jørgensen and Kirstine Pahuus he published a article in Current Opinion in Psychology: “Conspiracy theories through the lens of collective memory”. #philsky #philsky imperfectcognitions....
“On the one hand, the mainstreaming of psychotherapy language is interpreted as a sign of progress… On the other hand, the mainstreaming of psychotherapy language has also been interpreted as a deterioration of mental health vocabulary, and as a pathologization of everyday struggles”
Imperfect Cognitions@imperfectcognitions.com · 6mo agoThis week, Manuel Almagro (University of Valencia) and Carme Isern-Mas (University of the Balearic Islands), present their recent paper 'Blunting concepts: The double-edged effect of popularizing psychotherapy language' (Philosophical Psychology). #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
Why does everyday psychotherapy language feel both empowering and troubling? TLDR: Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. A summary of our paper (w/ @almagro.bsky.social) in the great Imperfect Cognitions blog. 🙌
Imperfect Cognitions@imperfectcognitions.com · 6mo agoThis week, Manuel Almagro (University of Valencia) and Carme Isern-Mas (University of the Balearic Islands), present their recent paper 'Blunting concepts: The double-edged effect of popularizing psychotherapy language' (Philosophical Psychology). #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
This week, Anna Mameli, a secondary school student, and volunteer for the Philosophy Garden, reports on a paper recently published in a special issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie on philosophy and its benefits in the public sphere. #philsky
The Benefits of Doing Philosophy
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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This week, Marta Jorba (Pompeu Fabra University), and co-authors present their recent paper open access 'Person-first and identity-first approaches to Autism: metaphysical and linguistic implications' published in Synthese. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
How does social injustice impact distressing background feelings? Does this constitute an existential injustice? Daniel Vespermann (Heidelberg University) and Sanna Karoliina Tirkkonen (University of Helsinki) present their paper exploring the topic. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
