In an ideal world, our beliefs would satisfy norms of truth and rationality, as well as foster the
acquisition, retention, and use of other relevant information. In reality, we have limited …

Delusions are symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and dementia. By
and large, delusions are characterized by their behavioral manifestations and defined as …

Mental disorder (earlier entitled “illness” or “disease”), is ascribed to deviations from normal
thoughts, reasoning, feelings, attitudes, and actions that are by their subjects, or by others …

Delusions are a heterogenous transdiagnostic phenomenon with a higher prevalence in
schizophrenia. One of the most fundamental debates surrounding the philosophical …

Introduction: In this paper we present and defend a hybrid theory of the development of
delusions that incorporates the central ideas of two influential (yet sometimes bitterly …

An examination of alien abduction belief can inform how we ought to approach constructing
explanations of monothematic delusion formation. I argue that the formation and …

When we talk about delusions we may refer to symptoms of mental health problems, such as
clinical delusions in schizophrenia, or simply the beliefs that people cling to which are …

In chapter 3 of Delusions and Beliefs, Kengo Miyazono argues that, when delusions are
pathological beliefs, they are so due to their being both harmful and malfunctional. In this …

This entry focuses on clinical delusions. Although the nature of delusions is controversial,
delusions are often characterised as unusual beliefs that appear in the context of mental …

In his recent book Delusions and Beliefs, Kengo Miyazono offers a thoroughgoing defence
of delusions as biologically malfunctioning beliefs, greatly elaborating on his earlier (2015) …