On the epistemology of conspiracy

Educational Philosophy and Theory 53 (14):1413-1417 (2021)
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One way of looking at conspiracy is to consider it a deliberately enhanced political weapon cultivated by those who push ‘fake news’ in a post-truth media environment. Thus, the story that Obama’s...

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10.1080/00131857.2020.1741331

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Of conspiracy theories.Brian Keeley - 1999 - Journal of Philosophy 96 (3):109-126.
What's Epistemically Wrong with Conspiracy Theorising?Keith Harris - 2018 - Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 84:235-257.

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