![]() ![]() These researchers want to develop a science of how to stop the public from considering these things we call “conspiracy theories.”Īnd they want the public to pay them for it. In it they view a normal, even politically necessary, practice with horror. Witness the recent declaration published in Le Monde by a group of social scientists who research conspiracy theorizing. But if you believe a cadre of social psychologists, we’re not supposed to talk about any of this. And, yes, sometimes it is because governments and corporations get up to no good. On occasion businesses need to deny some claim in order to investigate it more fully. It’s also perfectly understandable sometimes governments need to keep secret what they are up to now to realise some future benefit. This is no startling revelation to anyone who is historically or politically literate. Governments and corporations routinely conspire to deceive people. Bush, first national address following 9/11 “Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories.” - United States President George W. Image credit: Daniel Horacio Agostini, via flickr “Treating Conspiracy Theories Seriously: A Reply to Basham on Dentith.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 5, no. “The Need for Accountable Witnesses: A Reply to Dentith.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 5, no. “When Inferring to a Conspiracy might be the Best Explanation.” Social Epistemology (2016): 1-20. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. “Social Science’s Conspiracy-Theory Panic: Now They Want to Cure Everyone.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 5, no. Dentith, The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Lee and Matthew R. DentithĪuthor Information: Lee Basham, South Texas College, Matthew R. Social Science’s Conspiracy-Theory Panic: Now They Want to Cure Everyone, Lee Basham and Matthew R. Home › Articles › Social Science’s Conspiracy-Theory Panic: Now They Want to Cure Everyone, Lee Basham and Matthew R.
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