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Lisa Bortolotti is an Italian philosopher who is currently professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University… more

Lisa Bortolotti

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 10h

Latest papers: Zahra Fayyaz, Francesca Righetti, Laurenz Wiskott & Markus Werning provide a proof of principle for the philosophical theory of Trace Minimalism in this open access paper doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A silhouette of a person’s head with a brain and floppy disk inside

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 11h

This week, Ruby Hake shares 'Autism and Gender', a forthcoming chapter for Contemporary Philosophy of Autism. Offering an in-depth discussion of essentialism and arguing that critical phenomenology is well placed to prevent this issue going forward.

#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....

Ruby Hake

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Sofia Jeppsson @jeppsson.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning! Later today - 19:00 UK time, 20:00 here in Sweden - I’m giving a talk titled ”philosophy of Madness, fiction of Madness” for the West of Scotland Speculative Psychiatry Group. If you want the Zoom link, just send me a message. It’s also gonna be accessible on YouTube later. #philsky 🪐🐉

Selfie of me, a middle-aged white woman with pale skin and short, medium blond hair. I wear sooty eye make-up and red lipstick, a read-and-grey knitted scarf and grey coat. I'm standing on campus, outdoors, with some grass, a pond and a university building visible behind me.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 22h

Hope the students enjoyed phenomenology! Glad that #thephilosophygarden resources were useful to you, Jodie! thephilosophygarden.com #philosophyforeveryone

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 23h

Delighted that Rosa Ritunnano passed her viva without corrections! Her PhD on delusions is a marvel of interdisciplinary research. My favourite paper by Rosa so far is the one on Harry, the happiest man in the world. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsky #philpsy #womeninphilosophy

Paper featuring a case study, open access

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 23h

Next week in Cagliari, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies (@kmurphyhollies.bsky.social) and I will represent #projectEPIC at this awesome event, organised by Francesca Ervas: prin.unica.it/meimi/prin-p...
Looking forward to talking about expertise and #epistemicinjustice #philsky #philpsy

PRIN PNRR CONFERENCE ‘METAPHOR AND EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE IN MENTAL ILLNESS’_PROGRAM – Metaphor and Epistemic Injustice in Mental Illness

Department of Education, Psychology, Philosophy

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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 1d

New publication! ✨

Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling?

Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts.

w/ @almagro.bsky.social
in @journalphp.bsky.social

🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 1d

Running a taster day on Psychology for year 9 students today so naturally I’m teaching them about phenomenology!

Opened up to Q&A and one of them asked me how much I earn 💀

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 1d

Latest papers: Tommi Buder-Gröndahl defends Frances Egan’s distinction between two types of content that can be ascribed to cognitive systems against critiques in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

Mathematical equations

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 1d

Today on the #projectEPIC blog Aneela Khan addresses the issue of #EpistemicInjustice for people who have unusual experiences and beliefs epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/10/stig... #philsky #philpsy

Stigma, Diagnosis, and Identity

epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 2d

Latest papers: Ethan Landes builds upon existing research on the perceived relationship between label and word meaning to better understand the way that label choice affect language design in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

A name label

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 3d

Delighted that I have been awarded QR funding for a project on Hearing Voices and Suicidality in collaboration with @fionamalpass.bsky.social at Mind in Camden! Watch this space. #philsky #philpsy #philosophythatmatters #youthmentalhealth

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 3d

Wonderful start of the week as I got to give a talk and adjudicate a debate among students from local schools on whether conspiracy theories are irrational. Such an inspiring morning! #philsky #philosophyforeveryone

Hall where the Philosopher’s Stone debate was held.

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to welcome Elisabetta Lalumera to our editorial board! Elisabetta is a philosopher of medicine and her latest book, Health, Wellbeing, and Quality of Life, is out this year with Palgrave. #philsky #philpsy

Elisabetta

Book cover (green with stones)

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

He is a great speaker 😄

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

On #WMHD, learn about #projectEPIC case study on silence & bipolar. What meanings and value does silence have to individuals with bipolar? How should we revise #EpistemicInjustice on the basis of a better understanding of silence? epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org/silence-and-... #philsky #philpsy

Paper by Dan Degerman on silence in mania

Paper by Dan Degerman on silence and depression

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 6d

On #WMHD, we share some open access papers that may be on interest. In this one, the author explores the accuracy of self-diagnosis, which is a very contested topic doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philpsy #philsky

Establishing the accuracy of self-diagnosis in psychiatry

Self-diagnosis in psychiatry is where individuals diagnose themselves rather than rely upon official diagnosticians to supply a psychiatric diagnosis. The accuracy of self-diagnosis is a contested ...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

On #WMHD, take a look at #projectEPIC case study on paranoia, investigating whether participants feel their opinions are valued and how they relate to other people and the world around them #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org/prejudicing-...

Recent publication by project partners on effects of socioeconomic factor on psychosis

Mapping of the relationship between various key factors

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 6d

On #WMHD, we share some recent open access papers that may be of interest to our readers and beyond. In this paper, the authors advocate for the use of psychedelic treatments in psychiatric care doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philpsy #philsky

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

On #WMHD, have a look at the #projectEPIC case study on young people with unusual experiences and beliefs: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org/contested-cr.... We want to find out whether young people have been taken less seriously due to their experiences #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice

Resource prepared together with McPin on how to support young people with mental health difficulties.

Poster by Jodie Russell on the importance of intersectionality

by Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

Check out #projectEPIC case study on dementia on this #WMHD: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org/discounting-... Are people with dementia at the receiving end of #epistemicinjustice and what are their experiences of agency? #philsky #philpsy

Lara Calabrese presents the inital results of the study at a conference in Bologna.

Poster by Lara Calabrese summarising the findings of a scoping review on studies on epistemic injustice in dementia

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Alex Fisher @alex-fisher.bsky.social · 7d

Today I discovered a great set of BPA resources for early-career philosophers on publishing, grants/fellowships, and job apps, with loads of sample materials like cover letters, research statements, etc.

Do share with those who might find these useful!

bpa.ac.uk/resources-fo...

#philjobs #philsky

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 7d

Lovely picture!

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 7d

Here is a recording of my seminar at ISPS-US: youtu.be/RthxAy_DXqo?... #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice

Depathologizing Delusions and Conspiracy Theories

YouTube video by ISPS-US

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Imperfect Cognitions @philosophyblogs.bsky.social · 7d

How can the ambiguity arising from discontinuity of our self and our illness lead to misunderstanding and alienation? Today's post is by Jodie Russell (University of Birmingham) on her recent paper “Prescriptive ‘selves’ and self-illness ambiguity”.

#philsky #philpsy
imperfectcognitions....

Jodie Russell

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Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · 8d

I'm giving a talk in London this afternoon! Please pop by if you're in the area 🤩
UCL IOE / PESGB London Branch Research Seminar
DATE/TIME: 8th October, 5:30-7:15 pm
TITLE: Banning bad books: On aesthetic education and censorship
#philsky #academicsky #arted #philofed

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 8d

Today I did some philosophy with primary school children! Inspired by videos in #thephilosophygarden by Chiara Brozzo and Laura D’Olimpio, we asked what makes something an artwork and what art is for sites.google.com/view/the-phi... #philsky #edusky

Peacock’s art

Spider

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 8d

Wonderful post on the #projectEPIC blog by Jude Williams who tells us about The Choir With No Name and importance of kindness #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Importance of Kindness – and some great tunes

epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 8d

How did the definition of pain change? Elisabetta Lalumera talks about conceptual change in medicine in this wonderful talk as a part of our @triphilosophy.bsky.social lectures by Women in Philosophy: youtu.be/Q9lYgYQDQ4s Enjoy! #philsky #philpsy #EpistemicInjustice

Women in Philosophy: Elisabetta Lalumera

YouTube video by The Philosophy Garden

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 8d

So delighted that Aisha Qadoos has passed her viva today! 🥳❤️ Thanks to her examiners Ema Sullivan-Bissett and Louise Richardson. Aisha's work focuses on the experience of trauma, still a neglected area in philosophy. Read one of her papers here: revistas.uv.cl/index.php/RH... #philsky #philpsy

Ambiguous Loss: A Loved One’s Trauma | Revista de Humanidades de Valparaíso

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