Delusion and self-deception

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dc.contributor.authorFernandez, J.
dc.contributor.editorSullivan-Bissett, E.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis chapter explores the similarities and the differences between delusion and self-deception. Delusion and self-deception are similar in some ways. For that reason, it is tempting to consider the possibility that we might be able to subsume one of the two conditions under the other one. In other words, it is tempting to consider whether delusions might be a type of self-deception or whether, conversely, being self-deceived might simply be a way of being deluded. In this chapter, I will argue that this temptation should be resisted. First, I offer a rough characterisation of both delusion and self-deception. Then, I highlight the respect in which the two conditions are alike: Both conditions seem to involve beliefs which appear to be unresponsive to evidence. Next, I discuss several respects in which the two conditions are different: Firstly, they have different aetiologies. Also, their social impact and their impact on the subject’s well-being are different. The normative aspects of self-deception and delusion are different as well. And, finally, they have different connections to psychopathology, and to the notion of mental illness. For all these reasons, I conclude, delusion and self-deception should be pulled apart as two separate conditions.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJordi Fernández
dc.identifier.citationThe Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion, 2024 / Sullivan-Bissett, E. (ed./s), Ch.22, pp.336-346
dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9781003296386-27
dc.identifier.isbn1040133401
dc.identifier.isbn9781040133408
dc.identifier.orcidFernandez, J. [0000-0002-4502-1003]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/143555
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rights© 2024 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296386-27
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.titleDelusion and self-deception
dc.typeBook chapter
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