This reading group discusses current topics in philosophy of psychology and psychiatry.
Meetings: Thursdays, 2–3pm in the Board Room
Organisers: Scott Partington, Johanna Silva-Stüger and Robert Taylor
Easter Term 2026
30 April
Plutynski, Anya (2024). 'How is a Therapist like a Modeler?' Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology 31(2), 151–161.
7 May
Ratnayake, Sahanika (2025). 'The Decline of Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Part I: Dismantling the Legend of CBT.' Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology 32(1), 81–92. AND
Ratnayake, Sahanika (2025). 'The Decline of Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Part II: The Challenge of Psychopharmaceuticals.' Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology 32(1), 93–104.
14 May
Fellowes, Sam (2025). 'Establishing the accuracy of self-diagnosis in psychiatry.' Philosophical Psychology 38(6), 2542–2569.
21 May
Golova, Anna, Dings, Roy (2025). 'Explicating the complexity of self-illness ambiguity.' Synthese 206, 210.
28 May
Pickard, Hanna (2026). 'The Puzzle of Addiction' and 'Diagnosing Disagreement' In: What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction, 23–42.
4 June
Holton, Eleanor; Holton, Richard (2026). 'When do we experience effort?' Synthese 207, 30.
11 June
Plutynski, Anya. (2023). 'Four Ways of Going "Right": Functions in Mental Disorder.' Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology 30(2), 181–191.
18 June
Zinck, Alexandra, Newen, Albert (2008). 'Classifying emotion: a developmental account.' Synthese 161, 1–25.