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Lisa Bortolotti
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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

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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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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14h
Come and work with us on project EPIC at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. We are looking for a #Philosophy postdoc with an interest in the area at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and mental health. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #philsky #jobs #epistemicinjustice
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 2d
Want to read some books? We have free book reviews for you! Follow this thread... #newbooks #philosophy #vol39issue1 #vol39issue2
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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 4d
This week, Manuel Almagro (University of Valencia) and Carme Isern-Mas (University of the Balearic Islands), present their recent paper 'Blunting concepts: The double-edged effect of popularizing psychotherapy language' (Philosophical Psychology).

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Manuel Almagro

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 5d
Highlights from our Women in Philosophy lecture series: @ellyvintiadis.bsky.social on psychedelic-assisted therapy youtu.be/q90qc9xJeN8?... #philsky #philpsy
Women in Philosophy: Elly Vintiadis on psychedelic assisted therapy
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 6d
Hey, #vol39issue2 is out now, with 19 papers. Follow this thread to know more... leadership styles, parenting, norms, self-diagnosis, AI, groups, values, judgements, imagination, belief, perception, natural kinds, pain, critical thinking, addiction... something for everyone! #philsky #philpsy
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Woman reading with legs crossed Cover of volume 39 issue 2

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d
Our first #philosophy workshop at @winterbournehouse.bsky.social was a great success: thank you @emas-b.bsky.social for an engaging talk on #delusions and @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting our series #philosophymatters #philosophyforeveryone
Ema talking about delusions Ema at Winterbourne with a very engaged audience

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 10d
I am a silver swan so just ballet for me! 🩰

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 10d
Well, lucky for everyone, no! RE teachers know how to make their conferences sound cool...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 10d
Excited for my first time at Strictly RE tomorrow, an event organised by @natre-update.bsky.social Come and find our stand to learn all about the free resources we have at @unibirmingham.bsky.social for teachers! #philsky #edusky
Strictly RE 2026 poster Videos at The Philosophy Garden Free resources at Cross Training Psychology and Theology

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 11d
Fun Masterclass yesterday with a group of engaged year 12 students! We talked about conspiracy theories and played Fake Plots, using The Philosophy Garden resources! #philsky #edusky #philosophyforeveryone #philosophymatters
The title of the session Two ingredients of conspiracy theories: distrust and the art of vague insinuations Two biases we are all vulnerable to: the causality bias and the intentionality bias! How to craft a popular conspiracy theory in three easy steps!

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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 11d
This week, Kristina Šekrst, a researcher and engineer working on logic, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science, presents an introduction to her new book, The Illusion Engine: The Quest for Machine Consciousness published in Springer Nature.

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Kristina Šekrst

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Justin Caouette, Ph.D. @justincaouette.bsky.social · 12d
Philosophers, I kindly ask that you share this CFP for the University of Calgary’s annual Graduate Student Conference to your networks. The link to the full announcement on PhilEvents can be found in the comments. Thanks in advance!

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 12d
What are the benefits of doing philosophy? So glad to see our contribution (with Anna Ichino and @matteomameli.bsky.social) in a special issue dedicated to philosophy in the public sphere! #philsky #philosophymatters #philosophyforeveryone
Lisa holds a copy of the latest issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 12d
New post on the #projectEPIC blog! Psychotherapy, Self Understanding and #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/01/psyc... #philsky #philpsy
Psychotherapy, self-understanding, and epistemic injustice
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 13d
Wonderful talk by Angie Pepper on structural injustices in interspecies companionship youtu.be/hv6wVJ3T7zo #philsky #philpsy #womeninphilosophy #animalrights #pets Thanks to @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting this lecture series!
Women in Philosophy: Angie Pepper
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 13d
Latest papers: Anna Wehofsits argues that the common notion of a simple trade-off between the prudential benefits and ethical costs of positive illusions overlooks the ethical significance that they can have in time of adversity in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
An illusion of a tree and a person’s head

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 14d
Latest papers: Jason Branford & Jordan A. Conrad explores eleven ethical challenges to digital mental health interventions that arise across the lifecycle of their development, deployment, and regulation in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
A digital health intervention

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d
With this brief editorial, I present our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas, due out very soon in @journalphp.bsky.social. I'm very pleased with the quality and variety of contributions we received! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
Dennett’s powerful ideas
Published in Philosophical Psychology (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 14d
I'm delighted that @journalphp.bsky.social is the home of this paper, born out of the long-standing & extremely fruitful collaboration between @keithfrankish.com & Daniel Dennett. Open access! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy (soon to appear in our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas)
The Emancipation of the drone: A Dennettian thought experiment
This paper presents an extended thought experiment conducted by Daniel Dennett and the author as a way of exploring how consciousness might develop without a central “Cartesian Theater.” The starti...
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 15d
Se siete a Milano il 5 feb potete partecipare a un evento storico: gli Stati Generali del Museo della Filosofia museodellafilosofia.unimi.it/gli-stati-ge... Progetti su diritti per gli animali, guerra e pace, intelligenza artificiale, fake news e molto altro… #philsky #filosofiapertutti
Programme of the day History of the museum

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 15d
Latest papers: Bas de Boer & Ciano Aydin argue that online body shaming is grounded in a mismatch between the way one self-objectifies and the way in which one is objectified by another in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
A phone with social media notifications

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 16d
On the #InternationalDayofEducation, a reminder that learning never ends and can be fun! Visit The Philosophy Garden #philsky #edusky #philosophyforeveryone
TPG Flyer with information about the resources at the Philosophy Garden Child watching the Hungry Caterpillar video, on mistrust

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 16d
Latest papers: Nicolás Sebastián Sánchez argues that Dennett’s views on the intentional stance shift eschews the role of the rationalists assumption in deterring what the system represents doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
A primate

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 18d
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.
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 18d
#philosophyforeveryone

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miles-hentrup.bsky.social Miles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 18d
I consider refereeing articles within my area of expertise to be one of my professional responsibilities, but I also genuinely enjoy it.

I was invited to referee just three journal articles last year, each of which I accepted and completed in less than a month.

I will gladly accept more.
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Miles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 18d
I consider refereeing articles within my area of expertise to be one of my professional responsibilities, but I also genuinely enjoy it.

I was invited to referee just three journal articles last year, each of which I accepted and completed in less than a month.

I will gladly accept more.
#philsky

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Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · 18d
My 'educational aims' panel from @pesaustralasia.bsky.social is now an episode of ABC Radio National's 'The Philosopher's Zone' airing this week & podcast available now: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #philsky #edusky
What's the point of education? - ABC listen
Of course, education has a point - but establishing exactly what that point is, can be a surprisingly difficult task. Do we educate children in order to foster autonomy and independent thinking, or to...
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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 18d
🚨 Podcast Episode 3 OUT NOW!

Cathy Mason (CEU) & Matt Dougherty (CEU) speak to Juliette Vazard about Emotions

Listen Now!
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What do our emotions actually tell us about the world?

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