Schizophrenia and Common Sense

This book explores the relationship between schizophrenia and common sense. It approaches this theme from a multidisciplinary perspective. Coverage features contributions from phenomenology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy of mind, psychology, and social cognition.

The contributors address the following questions: How relevant is the loss of common sense in schizophrenia? How can the study of schizophrenia contribute to the study of common sense? How to understand and explain this loss of common sense?

They also consider: What is the relationship of practical reasoning and logical formal reasoning with schizophrenia? What is the relationship between the person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and social values?

The book features papers from the Schizophrenia and Common Sense International Workshop, held at New University of Lisbon, November 2015. It offers new insights into this topic and will appeal to researchers, students, as well as interested general readers.

• Cognitive Science and Epistemology
• Emotions and sociological theories
• Neurophenomenology Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia Wittgenstein
• Western philosophy Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia common sense
• Schizophrenia paradigm of modernity
• Schizophrenia nosologic entity
• Schizophrenia Kant
• Schizophrenia Phenomenology
• Schizophrenia Cognitive Neuroscience
• Schizophrenia Philosophy of Mind
• Schizophrenia Psychology Social
• Schizophrenia Social Cognition
• Schizophrenia social values

• School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

  Inês Hipólito

• Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas IFILNOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

  Jorge Gonçalves

• Romão de Sousa Foundation, University of Évora, Estremoz, Portugal

  João G. Pereira

Inês Hipólito is a graduated in Philosophy. She has participated in scientific events and published articles under the scope of Philosophy of Mind, Perception and Embodied Cognition.

Jorge Gonçalves graduated first in Psychology (1988), then in Philosophy (1997), both in Lisbon.  He has a Master’s degree in Philosophy (2002) and  PhD (2007) in Philosophy. He is a Chartered Psychologist. He works at IFILNOVA (New University of Lisbon) as a post-doctoral researcher.

João G. Pereira is a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS and a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, with a Doctorate from Middlesex University. He is Clinical Director of Casa de Alba – Romão de Sousa Foundation and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Évora University and Metanoia Institute.

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