The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theory: Bringing the Epistemology of a Freighted Term into the Social Sciences

In Joseph Uscinski, Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them. Oxford University Press. pp. 94-108 (2018)
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An analysis of the recent efforts to define what counts as a "conspiracy theory", in which I argue that the philosophical and non-pejorative definition best captures the phenomenon researchers of conspiracy theory wish to interrogate.

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M R. X. Dentith
Beijing Normal University

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Popper revisited, or what is wrong with conspiracy theories?Charles Pigden - 1995 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences 25 (1):3-34.
Conspiracy Theories: Causes and Cures.Cassr Sunstein - 2009 - Journal of Political Philosophy 17 (2):202-227.

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