Recovering One's Self from Psychosis: A Philosophical Analysis

Moran's position is that we find or possess ourselves when we find or hold beliefs about the world which we do not merely believe but endorse or avow, where to endorse or avow a belief about the world is to find and endorse reasons in the world, which support that belief. [...]I can avow that i...

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Published in:Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology psychiatry & psychology, 2024-03, Vol.31 (1), p.67-70
Main Author: Lieberman, Paul B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Endorsements
Grammar
Oppression
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
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Summary:Moran's position is that we find or possess ourselves when we find or hold beliefs about the world which we do not merely believe but endorse or avow, where to endorse or avow a belief about the world is to find and endorse reasons in the world, which support that belief. [...]I can avow that it's raining if I can look outside and see that it is raining. The transparency condition also applies to beliefs that justify actions. [...]the transparency condition can explain both a sense of self and a sense of agency. [...]it provides psychiatrists with a comprehensive orientation to their work: to facilitate recovery by making the world more worthwhile to commit to, for which there are methods: caring; waiting; appreciating; wording, making intelligible, and partially sharing experiences; improving real-life circumstances; and reducing symptoms. First-person accounts provide some cause for optimism that Wannberg has captured at least one important recovery process.
ISSN:1071-6076
1086-3303
1086-3303
DOI:10.1353/ppp.2024.a922684