Can delusions, in the context of psychosis, enhance a person's sense of meaningfulness?
The case described here suggests that, in some circumstances, they can. This prompts …

Monothematic delusions and beliefs in conspiracy theories share some important features:
they both typically have bizarre contents and are resistant to counterevidence. Yet …

What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions
pathological? This book examines these questions, which are normally considered …

This chapter addresses the contribution that the delusion literature has made to the
philosophy of belief. Three conclusions will be drawn:(1) a belief does not need to be …

How many factors, ie departures from normality, are necessary to explain a delusion?
Maher's classic one-factor theory argues that the only factor is the patient's anomalous …

Numerous studies of the beliefs of people with anorexia nervosa (AN) suggest that a subset
of such individuals may experience delusions. We first describe what makes a belief …

The debate about delusions in philosophy and psychiatry has mostly revolved around three
questions. The nature question inquires about the kind of mental states we should take …

Shakespeare's visionary women, usually confined to the periphery, claim centre stage to
voice their sleeping and waking dreams. These women recount their visions through acts of …

The philosophical school of Evidentialism holds that people should form, amend, and
relinquish a belief wholly in accordance with the available evidence for that belief. This …

This thesis develops a novel framework for explaining delusions. In Chapter 1, I introduce
the two fundamental challenges posed by delusions: the evidence challenge lies in …