Open AccessThe Status of Delusion in the Light of Marcus’s Revisionary Proposals
Author(s) -
Sam Wilkinson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
theoria an international journal for theory history and foundations of science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2171-679X
pISSN - 0495-4548
DOI - 10.1387/theoria.6910
Subject(s) - delusion , prima facie , epistemology , philosophy , psychology , psychoanalysis , sociology , psychiatry
Marcus’s view of belief is applied to the debate that centers around the question, “Are delusions beliefs?” Two consequences of this are that, i) the question, “Are delusions beliefs?”, strictly speaking, needs rephrasing and ii) that, once the question is rephrased, the answer is “No”, many delusional patients do not believe what they prima facie seem to believe.
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