Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti is professor of philosophy at the University of Birmingham. Her latest book is Irrationality (2014).

 

What is the best way to help people who have dementia? Here's a careful examination of the positive role of distorted memories in the preservation of self-defining beliefs and identity.
When we don't know the reasons behind our choices, we confabulate.