We might not believe what we believe that we believe
I’ve recently finished up and sent out a paper in which I discuss, among other things, twentieth-century philosopher Bernard Williams’ comparisons between ancient [...]
New year, new blog start: self-insert characters and wish fulfilment characters
I haven’t updated this blog/news section for some time now. But now it’s a new year, and I’m giving this blog a new [...]
Two new publications: On patronizing praise and madness and problems of knowledge
I have published two new papers. I have written Patronizing Praise together with Daphne Brandenburg. The paper focuses on subtle cases, in which [...]
Self-criticism vs self-bashing
I’ve made short posts about this earlier on my Swedish Instagram, but here’s an entire long blog post in English about the matter: [...]
Distinct questions about psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic drugs that we shouldn’t mix up
Recently, Moncrieff et al’s paper “The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence” made headlines. You can read it [...]
Autobiographical paper in the Schizophrenia Bulletin, and Şerife Tekin’s comments on my self-illness paper
Since last year, I've been working on and struggling with a paper mixing pieces of autobiography with epistemological musings and thoughts on psychiatric [...]
Politics, decision-making, and fairies
In fantasy and folklore, we sometimes encounter a kind of fairy (or other supernatural being) who must obey certain rules. Fairies can be [...]
Invisible disabilities: coming out of the closet again and again
I’ve recently come across more and more texts that question the distinction between visible and invisible disabilities. Perhaps we should talk about hidden [...]
Summer course on the philosophy of psychiatry post-poned, and some reflections
I had planned a course for this summer called "The philosophy of psychiatry and mental disorders", and I was really enthusiastic about it. [...]
New article: Solving the self-illness ambiguity: the case for construction over discovery
My article "Solving the self-illness ambiguity: the case for construction over discovery" has been accepted for publication in the journal Philosophical Explorations, for [...]
