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Lisa Bortolotti

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Inter-university course lecturer
Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries

Presentazione

Lisa Bortolotti is a philosopher of the cognitive sciences and editor-in-chief of Philosophical Psychology (Taylor & Francis). Her most recent monograph is Why Delusions Matter (Bloomsbury 2023). She also coauthored with Kengo Miyazono a textbook, Philosophy of Psychology: An Introduction (Polity 2021). 

In her research, she works on the limitations of human cognition and agency, and in particular irrational beliefs, delusions, biases, and conspiracy theories. She is also interested in the philosophy of medicine and biomedical ethics, and she is an investigator in project EPIC, Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare (2023-2029).

Curriculum Vitae

  • Laurea in Filosofia summa cum laude (Università di Bologna) 1993-1997
  • MA with Distinction (King's College London) 1997-1998
  • BPhil (University of Oxford) 1998-2000
  • PhD in Philosophy (Australian National University) 2000-2004
  • Research Associate (University of Manchester) 2004-2005
  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader (University of Birmingham) 2005-2013
  • Professor of Philosophy (University of Birmingham) 2013-presente
  • Professor of Philosophy (Università di Ferrara) 2025-presente