Certainty and delusion

Philosophical Psychology 36 (7):1–25 (2022)
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Delusions are often thought of as the hallmark of irrationality. Accepted definitions of delusion are cast in terms of epistemic features that reflect irrationality: impossibility or falsity of con...

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