The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)

Delusions play an important and fascinating role in philosophy and are a particularly fertile area of study in recent years, spanning philosophy of mind and psychology, epistemology, ethics, psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion explores the conceptual and philosophical issues in the study of delusion and is the first major reference source of its kind. Comprising 38 chapters by an international team of contributors, the Handbook is divided into six clear parts: The Nature of Delusion Delusion in Disorders Epistemology of Delusion Delusion’s Place in the Mind Delusion Formation Responsibility, Culture, and Society. Within these sections, key topics are discussed including delusions and wellbeing, delusions as they occur in wider mental disorder, the epistemic profile of delusions (evidence, justification, rationality), how delusions are formed, delusions and folk psychology (how they relate to belief, self-deception, imagination, and so on), and delusions in the wider social and cultural context. An outstanding resource for both students and researchers, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion is essential reading for those working on delusion in philosophy departments, and also suitable for those in related disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 The Nature of Delusion 1 Delusion and Pathology 2 Delusion and Meaning 3 Delusion and Adaptiveness 4 Delusion and Malfunction 5 Delusion and Natural Kinds Part 2 Delusion in Disorders 6 Delusional Disorders 7 Delusions in Psychosis 8 Delusions in Anorexia Nervosa 9 Delusions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 10 Delusions in Depression 11 Delusions in the Disorders of Old Age Part 3 Epistemology of Delusion 12 Delusion and Evidence 13 Delusion and Double Bookkeeping 14 Delusion and Rationality 15 Delusion Attribution 16 Delusion and Introspection 17 Delusion and Epistemic Injustice Part 4 Delusion’s Place in the Mind 18 Delusion and Action 19 Delusion and Doxasticism 20 Delusion and Non-doxasticism 21 Delusion and Imagination 22 Delusion and Self-deception 23 Delusion and Memory 24 Delusion and Dreaming 25 Delusion and Folk Psychology Part 5 Delusion Formation 26 Empiricism 27 Rationalism 28 The One-factor Theory 29 The Two-factor Theory 30 The Prediction Error Theory 31 Delusion and Salience 32 Delusion and Inference 33 Delusion and Hypnosis Part 6 Responsibility, Culture, and Society 34 Delusion and Moral Responsibility 35 The Social Turn in Delusions Research 36 Delusion and Culture 37 Delusion and Conspiracy Theories 38 Delusion and the Unrealistic Comparator Index