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#331 - Making Sense of Our Delusions: A Dialogue with Lisa Bortolotti
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#331 - Making Sense of Our Delusions: A Dialogue with Lisa Bortolotti

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lisa Bortolotti about delusions. They talk about why we should think about delusions, delusions as emotional and rational beliefs, defining delusions, clinical and non-clinical delusions, and why we believe delusions. They talk about when delusions cause harm, can people change their delusional beliefs, and many more topics.

Lisa Bortolotti is a philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. She is Editor in Chief of Philosophical Psychology. She has her PhD in philosophy and her main interests are in philosophy of science, irrational beliefs, and epistemic injustice.

Website: https://lisabortolotti.blogspot.com/

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