The applied epistemology of conspiracy theories: An overview

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In David Coady & James Chase (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology. New York: Routledge. pp. 284-294 (2018)
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An overview of the current epistemic literature concerning conspiracy theories, as well as indications for future research avenues on the topic.

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