The Status of Delusion in the Light of Marcus’s Revisionary Proposals

Wilkinson, Sam

The Status of Delusion in the Light of Marcus’s Revisionary Proposals

Wilkinson, Sam

Authors

Sam Wilkinson

Abstract

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.

Citation

Wilkinson, S. (2013). The Status of Delusion in the Light of Marcus’s Revisionary Proposals. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 28(3), 421-436

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2013
Deposit Date	Oct 1, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Feb 18, 2016
Journal	Theoria.
Print ISSN	0495-4548
Electronic ISSN	2171-679X
Publisher	Universidad del Pais Vasco
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	28
Issue	3
Pages	421-436
Publisher URL	http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/6910