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Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously (Paperback)
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Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously (Paperback)
Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society
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The contributors to this volume argue that whilst there is a
commonplace superstition conspiracy theories are examples of bad
beliefs (and that the kind of people who believe conspiracy
theories are typically irrational), many conspiracy theories are
rational to believe: the members of the Dewey Commission were right
to say that the Moscow Trials of the 1930s were a sham; Woodward
and Bernstein were correct to think that Nixon was complicit in the
conspiracy to deny any wrongdoing in the Watergate Hotel break in;
and if we either accept the terrorist events of 9/11 were committed
by Al-Qaeda, or that the Bush Administration was responsible, then
it seems we are endorsing some theory about a conspiracy to commit
an act of terror on American soil. As such, there is no reason to
reject conspiracy theories sui generis. This volume challenges the
prima facie that conspiracy theories are irrational beliefs,
arguing that we should treat conspiracy theories and the phenomena
of conspiracy theories seriously. It presents fresh perspectives
from the wider philosophical, sociological and psychological
community on what is becoming an issue of increasing relevance in
our time.
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