Lisa Bortolotti
@lisabortolotti.com
Philosopher (Birmingham/Ferrara). Founder of the Imperfect Cognitions blog and The Philosophy Garden. Editor of Philosophical Psychology. More at: lisabortolotti.com
Il libretto su come comprendere e sostenere le persone che sentono voci che parlano di suicidio è disponibile anche in italiano, grazie alla traduzione di Alessandra Losorbo: canva.link/voci-che-par... #epistemicinjustice #philpsy #philsky @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social @fionamalpass.bsky.social
Brand new video at The Philosophy Garden & our first under-water fable! We tackle AI & sycophancy: youtu.be/tsZWGXqypws?... thanks @lalumera.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @lucyosler.bsky.social & @annelijefferson.bsky.social #philsky #AI #philosophyforeveryone #philosophyforkids #edusky
The Remora and the Shark
YouTube video by The Philosophy Garden
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Splendida serata alla Fiera di San Lazzaro, con buon cibo, fontane e parchi per stare freschi e musica per tutti, dalle parole di Gianni Morandi e i successi di Dalla, Carboni e Ligabue al rap bolognese di Wemme Flow! #estate #skeetyourview
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.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
Gen Eickers@geneickers.bsky.social · last wk.Yay! Our paper “What is emotional injustice, really? Distinguishing emotional injustice from emotional harms and oppression” was accepted for publication in Inquiry 🥰 This is a follow-up to our 2024 paper “Emotional Injustice”: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article... #philsky #philosophy
Sara Ryan on #epistemicinjustice in fitness to practice hearings on the #projectEPIC blog epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/07/epis... #philsky
Epistemic injustice, disposability, and disrespect in inquests and fitness to practise proceedings
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A few days left for our call for papers on Philosophy through Art, Games and Fiction, dedicated to Helen De Cruz think.taylorandfranc... I am convinced that being playful and creative makes us better philosophers. Prove me right! #philsky #philosophy
Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction
Can we do philosophy by writing fiction, drawing, designing a game, or telling a story? Submit work to this special issue honouring the legacy of Helen De Cruz.
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What is the relationship between hearing voices and having suicidal thoughts? How can we support people in distress, without removing their agency? This short animation was developed by Voice Collective members with @fionamalpass.bsky.social & @lisabortolotti.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9hI...
When voices speak of suicide
YouTube video by The Philosophy Garden
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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
I presented this video and the booklet on suicidal voices at the EPIC Summer School! @fionamalpass.bsky.social
Hearing Voices at Mind in Camden@hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social · 4w agoWhat is the relationship between hearing voices and having suicidal thoughts? How can we support people in distress, without removing their agency? This short animation was developed by Voice Collective members with @fionamalpass.bsky.social & @lisabortolotti.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9hI...
Bonny Astor of Thought Experiments in Pubs fame says that the conversations we have when we do #philosophy together make for powerful and meaningful connections. This is how I feel about our summer school #EPICBertinoro: we connected #epistemicinjustice #philsky
Last two talks at #EPICBertinoro! Themis Pantazakos on how to identify and address #epistemicinjustice with #phenomenology and myself on the agential stance and its applications! #philsky #philpsy
At #EPICBertinoro Jodie Russell presented her case study on contested credibility in young people with psychosis and Carme Isern Mas offered experimental results supporting the view that there is #epistemicinjustice in psychiatry #philsky #philpsy
At #EPICBertinoro Fred Cooper discusses loneliness and #epistemicinjustice and Alice Monypenny explores the notion of resistant epistemic agency #philsky #philpsy
At #EPICBertinoro Laura Guidry-Grimes shared her experience of providing ethical expertise in capacity assessment and Kate Lynch introduced a brand new #projectEPIC case study on encephalitis #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
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.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
At #EPICBertinoro Michael Larkin and Rose McCabe discussed their recent qualitative work on young people’s mental health and their help-seeking experiences #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
Sheelagh McGuinness reports from a seminar on Expertise, Lived Experience and Legal Processes on the #projectEPIC blog: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/07/epic... #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
EPIC Seminar: Expertise, Lived Experience and Legal Processes
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To conclude the day, Lara Calabrese and Chiara Punzi presented two #projectEPIC case studies, on dementia and the experience of paranoia #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice
At #EPICBertinoro Elisabetta Lalumera has discussed costs and benefits of AI in healthcare and Dan Degerman has explored the role of silence in bipolar disorder #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy
At #EPICBertinoro Luigi Grassi talked about dignity therapy in a number of healthcare contexts and Elly Vintiadis addressed #epistemicinjustice in psychedelic-assisted therapy #philsky #philpsy
Fantastic start of our summer school #EPICBertinoro with Havi Carel on the ineffability of illness and Martino Belvederi Murri on coercive treatment of psychosis #philsky #epistemicinjustice #philpsy
El recurso, desarrollado junto a @mind.org.uk, sobre cómo comprender y apoyar a las personas que escuchan voces y tienen pensamientos suicidas está disponible en español gracias a la traducción y colaboración de Fer Zambra. #philsky #injusticiaepistemica canva.link/voces2026
Excited to be part of INPP2026 with a girl-power panel of amazing EPIC researchers: Chiara Punzi, Lara Calabrese & Elisabetta Lalumera, discussing the evidence of epistemic injustice we gathered so far. Our shiny new EPIC postdoc Anna Golova also speaking! inpp2026.com/programme/ #philsky
Are you ready for the event of the year, #projectEPIC summer school? @lalumera.bsky.social and I are excited to host participants from all over world in Emilia Romagna where we are from! 18 talks in 3 days, all on #epistemicinjustice in healthcare & its various applications #philsky #EPICBertinoro
Great to see our resources featured in the University of Birmingham news: www.birmingham.ac.uk... Philosophy is all about challenging assumptions and developing a critical approach to current practice. #philsky #philpsy #projectEPIC #philosophythatmatters #epistemicinjustice
Resources challenge assumptions on hearing voices & suicide - University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham and mental health charity Mind in Camden shed further light on hearing voices and suicidality.
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Here is a video on the experience of suicidal voices: coproduced with the Voice Collective, it highlights the importance of supporting people who are struggling without taking away their agency or imposing our hope on them. youtu.be/E9hIpYJNT_0 #philsky #epistemicinjustice
When voices speak of suicide
What is the relationship between hearing voices and having suicidal thoughts? How best can we support people in distress, without removing their agency? This short video was coproduced by Lisa Bortolotti, Fiona Malpass, Alex McCowen, Alessandra Losorbo and the people of the Voice Collective. Thank
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With @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social we produced a practical guide to understanding suicidal voices www.voicecollective.... Thanks to University of Birmingham & #projectEPIC for their support. Always a pleasure to collaborate with Fiona Malpass! #philsky #epistemicinjustice
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.
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
