Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology
To what extent do self-deception and delusion overlap? In this paper we argue that both self-deception and delusions can be understood in folk-psychological terms. “Motivated” delusions, just like self-deception, can be described as beliefs driven by personal interests. If self-deception can be unde...
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| description | To what extent do self-deception and delusion overlap? In this paper we argue that both self-deception and delusions can be understood in folk-psychological terms. “Motivated” delusions, just like self-deception, can be described as beliefs driven by personal interests. If self-deception can be understood folk-psychologically because of its motivational component, so can motivated delusions. Non-motivated delusions also fit (to a large extent) the folk-psychological notion of belief, since they can be described as hypotheses one endorses when attempting to make sense of unusual and powerful experiences. We suggest that there is continuity between the epistemic irrationality manifested in self-deception and in delusion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-897606e154d04d34839d54e8c051ef902022-12-22T00:51:42ZengAssociazione Culturale Humana.MenteHumana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies1972-12932018-06-01520Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk PsychologyLisa Bortolotti0Matteo Mameli1University of Birmingham, UK, and Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, AustraliaKing’s College London, UKTo what extent do self-deception and delusion overlap? In this paper we argue that both self-deception and delusions can be understood in folk-psychological terms. “Motivated” delusions, just like self-deception, can be described as beliefs driven by personal interests. If self-deception can be understood folk-psychologically because of its motivational component, so can motivated delusions. Non-motivated delusions also fit (to a large extent) the folk-psychological notion of belief, since they can be described as hypotheses one endorses when attempting to make sense of unusual and powerful experiences. We suggest that there is continuity between the epistemic irrationality manifested in self-deception and in delusion.http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/201self-deceptionself-delusionfolk-psychology |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Bortolotti Matteo Mameli Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies self-deception self-delusion folk-psychology |
| title | Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology |
| title_full | Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology |
| title_fullStr | Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology |
| title_short | Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology |
| title_sort | self deception delusion and the boundaries of folk psychology |
| topic | self-deception self-delusion folk-psychology |
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