{"product_id":"philosophy-of-conspiracy-theories-hardback","title":"Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents state of the art philosophical work on conspiracy theory research that brings in sharp focus on central and important insights concerning the supposed irrationality of conspiracy theory and conspiracy theory belief, while also proposing several novel solutions to long standing issues in the broader academic debate on these things called ‘conspiracy theories’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt features a critical history of conspiracy theory \u003ci\u003etheory\u003c\/i\u003e, emphasising the role of the ‘first generation’ of philosophers in conspiracy theory research. This book also includes discussions of a range of key issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat counts as conspiracy \u003ci\u003etheory\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho counts as a conspiracy \u003ci\u003etheorist\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are these terms variously understood by academics and the wider public, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre conspiracy theories automatically suspect, and is it ever reasonable to be a conspiracy theorist?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book then builds upon that work by looking at how people’s political views affect both the conspiracy theories they believe and their beliefs \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e conspiracy theories; how we might defend conspiracy \u003ci\u003etheorising\u003c\/i\u003e without endorsing \u003ci\u003emad, bad or dangerous\u003c\/i\u003e conspiracy theories; and contains several proposals for unifying conspiracy theory research under one theoretical framework: particularism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume will be a key resource for philosophers and social scientists interested in recent work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory and its implications for conspiracy theory research. It will also appeal to members of the public, who want to know what, if anything, is wrong with these things called “conspiracy theories”. It was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eSocial Epistemology. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584628351214,"sku":"9781032711386","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/philosophy-of-conspiracy-theories-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}