It is two months to the publication of @lisabortolotti's The Epistemic Innocence of Irrational Beliefs (@OUPPhilosophy) and we will tweet a weekly quote from it to get you interested... buff.ly/2Xokxnb #EpistInnocence2020 /1
"The core idea is a provocation: what if some epistemically irrational #beliefs have a role to play in securing active engagement with our surrounding physical and social environment, and can help restore such an engagement after a critical disruption?" #EpistInnocence2020 /2
"We should make room for the possibility that the reporting of distorted #memory beliefs is for the person with #Alzheimer’s disease a means to averting a breakdown in epistemic functionality at a critical time." #EpistInnocence2020 /3
"An acknowledgement that we can retain the capacity to vindicate our choices as actively deliberated and consistent with our beliefs, preferences, and values would support our agency in a less illusory way than engaging in pervasive confabulation" #EpistInnocence2020 /4
"Not only does the notion of epistemic innocence create the conceptual space to acknowledge previously neglected features of #delusions, but its application also contributes to the decision process as to whether, when & how delusions should be challenged" #EpistInnocence2020 /5
"In the picture I have sketched, motivated delusions are adopted when access to the truth is already compromised by the effects of trauma or previous adversities, and it would be further compromised unless negative emotions were effectively managed" #EpistInnocence /6
"It is beneficial to encourage the adoption of #beliefs that emphasize our #power as agents, but this should not translate into denying inevitable setbacks or downplaying their effects, as acknowledging challenges is instrumental to #coping at critical times." #Epistinnocence /7
"The suggestion is that some epistemically irrational beliefs may be quietly boosting #agency. If this is so, then the challenge is to find creative ways to reduce epistemic irrationality without giving up that boost" #EpistInnocence2020 /8
"As far as epistemic #irrationality is concerned, there is no interesting distinction to be made between #beliefs that are considered as symptomatic of mental health conditions & beliefs that are not, such as poor explanations for our choices" #EpistInnocence2020 /9
"In some cases, we may do well to dismiss irrational beliefs whose contribution to our epistemic functionality is not
central. In other cases, we may do well to hang onto irrational beliefs until our epistemic functionality is no longer hostage to them." #EpistInnocence2020 /10
central. In other cases, we may do well to hang onto irrational beliefs until our epistemic functionality is no longer hostage to them." #EpistInnocence2020 /10
"Recognizing that there are epistemically innocent beliefs can help us take measures to reduce the epistemic #irrationality of our beliefs without negatively affecting the powerful boost to agency that some irrational beliefs provide." #EpistInnocence2020 /11
One week to go: the book is out on 30th June in the UK and we will have a virtual book launch with six international contributors—experts in #belief and #rationality! Watch this space #EpistInnocence2020 /12 
The book is out and the launch is here birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/de… Hope you enjoy the talks and tweet us your views #EpistInnocence2020! /end
