Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously

This volume challenges the prima facie that conspiracy theories are irrational beliefs, and presents fresh perspectives from the philosophical community on what is becoming an issue of increasing relevance in our time.

List of contents

Part I The Particularist Turn in the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories / Introduction M R. X. Dentith / 1. When inferring to a conspiracy theory is the best explanation M R. X. Dentith / 2. Suspicion and Reluctance: Beyond Particularism Patrick Stokes / 3. Reply by Lee Basham / 4. Conclusion: What particularism about conspiracy theories entails M R. X. Dentith / Part II: Diagnosing Conspiracy Theory Theorists / 5. Introduction M R. X. Dentith / 6. Seeking to Cure Everybody Lee Basham and M R. X. Dentith / 7. Conceptual Confusions in Criticisms of Conspiracy Theorising Martin Orr and M R. X. Dentith / 8. Conspiracy Theorists, Social Scientists and the Abuse of Reason Kurtis Hagen / 9. To measure or not to measure? Psychometrics and conspriracy theories Marius Raab / 10. Pathologizing Open Societies Lee Basham / 11. By Virginia Husting / 12. Conspiracy-baiting and anti-rumour campaigns as propaganda David Coady / 13. On some moral costs of conspiracy theory Patrick Stokes / 14. On the moral costs of conspiracy 'skepticism' Charles Pigden / 15. What's right about conspiracy theorising and conspiracy theorists M R. X. Dentith

About the author

Matthew R. X. Dentith is the author of The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories (2014). He is currently a Fellow in the Institute for Research in the Humanities (ICUB) at the University of Burcharest, where he is working on a research project called "The Ethics of Investigation: When are we obliged to take conspiracy theories seriously?"

Product details

• Authors: Matthew R. X. Dentith
• Assisted by: Matthew R Dentith (Editor), Matthew R. Dentith (Editor), Matthew R. X. Dentith (Editor), Dentith Matthew R. X. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786608284
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-828-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society; Collective Studies in Knowledg; Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society; Collective Studies in Knowledg
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Conspiracy Theories, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge