Abstract
In their pursuit of adaptively biased misbelief-making systems, McKay & Dennett (M&D) describe a putative doxastic shear-pin system which enables misbeliefs to form in situations of extreme psychological stress. Rather than discussing their argument, I consider how this shear-pin system might combine with both pathological belief-making (culpable breakdowns caused by neuropathy) and normal belief-making to explain a spectrum of delusions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 527-528 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 6 |
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Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |