Beliefs, delusions, and dry-functionalism

Kengo Miyazono, in his work Delusions and Beliefs, defends a teleo-functional account of delusions. In my contribution to this symposium, I question one Miyazono’s motivations for appealing teleo-functionalism over its main rival, dry-functionalism. Miyazono suggests that teleo-functionalism, unlike dry-functionalism, can the compatibility theses (i) delusions are genuine doxastic states (doxasticism about delusions) (ii) do not perform typical causal roles beliefs (the difference thesis). argue, however, there also ways dry-functionalism compatibility. If what have say is correct, then perhaps too hasty—at least important respect—to opt Dry-functionalism has an equally good chance satisfying some explanatory goals.