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Introduction: Conspiracy Theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2012

David Coady
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There has been a lively philosophical debate about the nature of conspiracy theories and their epistemic status going on for some years now. This debate has shed light, not only on conspiracy theories themselves, but also, in the process, on a variety of issues in social epistemology, political philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.

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Introduction
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Episteme , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 131 - 134
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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