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Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti

@lisabortolotti.com

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Philosopher (Birmingham/Ferrara). Founder of the Imperfect Cognitions blog and The Philosophy Garden. Editor of Philosophical Psychology. More at: lisabortolotti.com

Lisa Bortolotti is an Italian philosopher who is currently professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Her work is in the philosophy of the cognitive sciences, including philosophy of psychology and philosophy of psychiatry, as well as bioethics and medical ethics. She was educated at the University of Bologna, King's College London, University of Oxford and the Australian National University, and worked briefly at the University of Manchester before beginning at Birmingham, where she has been a lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and now professor. .. more

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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 11h

This week, Orestis Palermos introduces his new book Cyborg Rights: Extending Cognition, Ethics and the Law (Routledge 2025). He investigates the possible legal implications of the exteneded mind technologies, what happens when memories can be hacked?

#philpsy #philsky

A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.

imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 1d

Latest papers: Marta Calbi & Chiara Cappelletto focus on the bodily habit of face mask-wearing in everyday life to test at what extent material artefacts exert a retroactive effect on bodily Self-consciousness, interwined as it is with face awareness doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person wearing a face mask

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 1d

Call for papers: Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction think.taylorandfranc... Guest editor: Lisa Bortolotti. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Submit your work! #philsky #philpsy

Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction

Can we do philosophy by writing fiction, drawing, designing a game, or telling a story? Submit work to this special issue honouring the legacy of Helen De Cruz.

think.taylorandfrancis.com

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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 1d

New post today! Orestis Palermos presents Cyborg Rights: Extending Cognition, Ethics, and the Law imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/12/cybo... #philsky #booksky

A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.

imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 2d

Last minute Christmas shopping! With £15 you give the gift of understanding why we do not all see things the same way… #booksky #philsky #philosophyforchristmas www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-delus...

Why delusions matter (cover with some people walking upside down)

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 2d

#philosophyforeveryone #philosophyforChristmas

George Webster @georgewebster.bsky.social · 3d

Finally got round to reading this excellent book.

Definitely recommend it to - well, anyone!

#philsky #philosophy

MARY MIDGLEY
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY FOR?
BLOOMSBURY

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 2d

Latest papers: Charlotte Gauvry critically examines the robustness of the phenomenal unity claim, highlighting a specific neuro-divergent condition: “Depersonalization and Derealization Disorder” doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person with a plant growing out of their head

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 2d

On the #projectEPIC blog Elizabeth Sillence and Alison Osborne on menopause apps and #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/12/meno... #philsky

Menopause Apps, Empowerment and Epistemic Injustice

epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com

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George Webster @georgewebster.bsky.social · 3d

Finally got round to reading this excellent book.

Definitely recommend it to - well, anyone!

#philsky #philosophy

MARY MIDGLEY
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY FOR?
BLOOMSBURY

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 3d

Veronika Luptáková, Matteo M. Galizzi, Dario Krpan & Alex Voorhoeve explores whether people are more likely to recognise inconsistency in others’ judgments than in their own, and if so, why, in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Weighing scales

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 4d

Latest papers: Selene Arfini examines the role of values in the emergence of curiosity, focusing on its so-called “chicken-egg problem” doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A chick hatching

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 4d

Exciting new issue for Philosophical Psychology #vol39issue1 on The Philosophy and Psychology of Devotion. Guest editor: Paul Katsafanas. Here is the introduction, free access, on #devotion and deep commitment: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 5d

Latest papers: Ed Armitage, Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen & Somogy Varga provide an account of a phenomenon that sits somewhere between akratic action and akratic belief in this open access paper doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person thinking

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 6d

Latest papers: Casey Doyle considers how best to understand the relation between sacred values and rational reflection in a life of devotion doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person looking in the mirror and thinking

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

A bit of Christmas spirit: oercollective.caul.edu.au/education-wi...

Work kinder, not harder: Pedagogies of kindness for inclusivity and student success – Education Without Boundaries

This edited collection explores inclusion and accessibility in Higher Education, with international authors sharing best practice in the face-to-face, blended, and online classroom.

oercollective.caul.edu.au

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

Cont. #ayearinreview #philsky #philpsy Contributed to a scoping review on experiences of #epistemicinjustice in dementia led by Lara Calabrese link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I'm still here and my opinion matters: a scoping review on the experience of epistemic injustice among people living with dementia - Current Psychology

Current Psychology - Epistemic injustice refers to wrongs done to individuals in their capacity as knowers, often due to prejudice or stereotypes. People living with dementia (PLWD) are...

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 7d

Latest papers: Nicola Chinchella & Ben White aim to provide the theoretical foundation and guidelines for the principled use of virtual reality in cognitive behavioural therapy treatments for depression doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A vr headset

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 7d

Call for papers: Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry. Deadline: 1st February 2026. Guest editors: Şerife Tekin and Jonathan Y. Tsou. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy #philsci

Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry

Submit work that examines how Hacking’s historical and pragmatic approach to philosophy has reshaped inquiries into psychiatry.

think.taylorandfrancis.com

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 8d

Latest papers: Elodie Boissard argues that the unity of depression can be preserved and this unity is based on a reciprocal causal relationship between anhedonic and depressive experience and depressive beliefs doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person with a scribble in their head

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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 8d

This week, Elly Vintiadis presents an introduction to her guest-edited special issue of Philosophical Psychology on psychedelic-assisted therapy: The Promises and Perils of the Psychedlic Turn in Psychiatry.

#philpsy #philsky
imperfectcognitions....

Elly Vintiadis

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 9d

Argumenta will have a special issue on #epistemicinjustice guest-edited by @lalumera.bsky.social & myself. Deadline: September 2026. Open access. The line-up of invited contributors is already spectacular but we'll add more! #philsky @philhead.bsky.social www.argumenta.org/cfp/the-epis...

THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE? - Argumenta - Journal of Analytic Philosophy

The notion of epistemic injustice introduced by Miranda Fricker in 2007 raised interest in the harmful effects of prejudice within analytic philosophy and beyond. It inspired various projects linking ...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 9d

Great new publication for #projectEPIC: Lara Calabrese did a scoping review of research on #epistemicinjustice and dementia: "I am still here and my opinion matters" #philsky #philpsy link.springer.com/article/10.1... #openaccess

Abstract of paper

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 9d

New post on the #projectEPIC blog: Sophie Webb on epistemic fairness in genetic testing #philsky #EpistemicInjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/12/prep...

Preparedness for Epistemic Fairness in Genetic Testing and Genomic Medicine

epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 10d

Latest papers: Antti Kauppinen raises doubts about the notion that we can only rationally sustain resolute commitments and a sense of purpose if we devote ourselves to something in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person thinking

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The Memory Palace @philmemopalace.bsky.social · 10d

When we look at ourselves in the mirror, what do we think of? Today at The Memory Palace, Antonella Tramacere examines what is entailed by mirror gazing and what kind of memory affects one's mirror perception.
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Mirrors and memory: The stories embodied in your mirror image

Antonella Tramacere (Roma Tre University)

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 10d

Latest papers: Simon Alexander Burns Brown suggests new ways of thinking about kinds of memory in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A person and their memory

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 11d

Latest papers: Daryl R. Van Tongeren explores the existential motivations for religious devotion doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A head with a question mark

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PhilHeaD @philhead.bsky.social · 14d

Salute, benessere e qualità della vita: discussione con Elisabetta Lalumera

17 Dicembre 2025, h. 16:30

Link Zoom: tinyurl.com/4hjnvemm

philhead.org/eventi/

#philhead #philmed #philsky

Coordinatori: Martina Bacaro, Stefano Canali, Alessandra Civani, Alessandro Demichelis, Noemi Paciscopi, Juri Panicucci, Soraya Pelvio Eventi PhilHeaD 17 Dicembre 2025, h. 16:30: Salute, benessere …

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d

Cont. #ayearinreview #philsky Wrote a post for the APA blog on how work in epistemology can help us have better social interactions, where we avoid pathologising perspectives that are different from ours #epistemicinjustice blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... @wellcometrust.bsky.social

People talking

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d

Cont. #ayearinreview #philsky Contributed to a resource for school staff supporting young people who seek help for their mental health mcpin.org/resource/age... in partnership with the wonderful @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social and @rachelred94.bsky.social #epistemicinjustice @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Leaflet for school teachers and nurses supporting young people