Conspiracy theories : philosophers connect the dots /
edited by Richard Greene and Rachel Robison-Greene.
Bok Engelsk 2020
| Utgitt | Chicago, Illinois : : Open Court, , 2020.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Part I.; "If you only assume a big enough conspiracy, you can explain anything, including the cosmos itself."; 1.; From alien shape-shifting lizards to the dodgy dossier /; M R.X. Dentith --; 2.; The greatest consiracy theory movies /; Mark Huston --; 3.; Everyone's a conspiracy theorist /; Charles Pigden --; 4.; How to build a conspiracy theory /; David Kyle Johnson --; 5.; How fallacies fuel conspiracies /; David Kyle Johnson.; Part II.; "It's who's controlling the Illuminati that I'm more concerned about."; 6.; Falling off the edge of the Earth /; Courtland Lewis and Gregory L. Bock --; 7.; That's- one giant joke on mankind? /; Jeff Cervantes --; 8.; Witch hunts /; Alexander E. Hooke --; 9.; Racial genocide theories /; Rod Carveth --; 10.; Do climate skeptics have to be conspiracy theorists? /; Don Falls.; Part III.; "The best kept secrets are those in plain sight."; 11.; Are collectives more conspiratorial than individuals? /; Eduardo Vincentini de Medeiros and Marco Antonio Azevedo --; 12.; Here's the secret on voter fraud- it's complicated /; Gary Johnson --; 13. Vaccination, Autism, and trust /; Kendal Beazer --; 14.; Leninism, astroturfing, and conservatism /; Daniel Krasner --; 15.; Elders and brothers /; Ron Hirschbein and Amin Asfari.; Part IV.; "The trouble with conspiracies is that they rot internally."; 16.; The defining conspiracy /; James Rocha and Mona Rocha --; 17.; Should you be wearing a tinfoil hat? /; Michael Goldsby and W. John Koolage --; 18.; The wrong thinking in conspiracy theories /; Brendan Shea --; 19.; How can I say this without sounding crazy? /; Paul Lewis.. - Conspiracy theories have become a major element in modern opinion formation. From the theory that the killing of President Kennedy was masterminded by a powerful conspiracy to the theory that 9/11 was an inside job, from the story that Barack Obama wasn't born in America to the story that Donald Trump was a Russian asset, conspiracy theories have become a major element in opinion formation and an ever-present influence, sometimes open, sometimes hidden, on the daily headline news. In Conspiracy Theories, philosophers of diverse backgrounds and persuasions focus their lenses on the phenomenon of the conspiracy theory, its psychological causes, its typical shape, and its political consequences. Among the questions addressed: ● What's the formula for designing a contagious conspiracy theory? ● Where does conspiracy theorizing end and investigative reporting begin? ● What can we learn about conspiracy theories from the three movie treatments of the Kennedy assassination (The Parallax View, JFK, and Interview with the Assassin)? ● Does political powerlessness generate conspiracy theories? ● Is conspiracy theorizing essentially an instinct that lies behind all belief in religion and all striving for a meaningful life? ● Can we find conspiracy theories in all political movements for centuries past? ● What are the most common types of fallacious reasoning that tend to support conspiracy theories? ● Is there a psychological disorder at the root of conspiracy theories? ● Why is the number of flat-earthers growing?
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| ISBN | 0-8126-9483-X. - 9780812694833
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