Taking conspiracy theories seriously / edited by M R. X. Dentith.
| Other author | Dentith, Matthew R. X., 1977- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Collective studies in knowledge and society |
| Contents | Introduction / M R. X. Dentith -- The particularist turn in the philosophy of conspiracy theories -- When inferring to a conspiracy might be the best explanation / M R. X. Dentith -- Conspiracy theory and the perils of pure particularism / Patrick Stokes -- Conspiracy theory particularism, both epistemic and moral, versus generalism / Lee Basham -- What particularism about conspiracy theories entails / M R. X. Dentith -- Diagnosing conspiracy theory theorists -- The conspiracy theory theorists and their attitude to conspiracy theory / M R. X. Dentith -- The psychologists' conspiracy panic : they seek to cure everyone / Lee Basham and M R. X. Dentith -- Social scientists and pathologizing conspiracy theorizing / Lee Basham -- Governing with feeling : conspiracy theories, contempt, and affective governmentality / Ginna Husting -- Conspiracy theorists and social scientists / Kurtis Hagen -- Clearing up some conceptual confusions about conspiracy theory theorizing / Martin Orr and M R. X. Dentith -- To measure or not to measure? psychometrics and conspiracy theories / Marius Raab -- Anti-rumor campaigns and conspiracy-baiting as propaganda / David Coady -- On some moral costs of conspiracy theory / Patrick Stokes1 -- Conspiracy theories, deplorables and defectibility : a reply to patrick stokes / Charles Pigden -- Taking conspiracy theories seriously and investigating them / M R. X. Dentith. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Taking conspiracy theories seriously Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2018] 9781786608284 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018038022 |
| ISBN | 9781786608307 (electronic) |
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