There is a growing body of literature, both popular and academic—including Alfano and Klein and Meyer’s contributions to this special issue—that holds that the world (or at least the Western World) is facing a new and growing problem that goes… Read More ›
conspiracy theory
The Iniquity of the Conspiracy Inquirers, M R. X. Dentith
In late 2017, I approached the publishers Rowman and Littlefield with a proposal for a book on the latest work on conspiracy theory theory (the study of conspiracy theory), which would take as its basis a series of replies and… Read More ›
A Dialogue on a Paradigm Case of Bad Science, Alan Sokal
Author Information: Alan Sokal, New York University, sokal@nyu.edu. Sokal, Alan. “A Dialogue on a Paradigm Case of Bad Science: Comment on Brian Martin.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 5 (2019): 36-47. The pdf of the article gives… Read More ›
Politics, Deception, and Being Self-Deceived, Matthew R. X. Dentith
Author Information: Matthew R. X. Dentith, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Bucharest, m.dentith@episto.org. Dentith, Matthew R. X. “Politics, Deception, and Being Self-Deceived.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 4 (2019): 38-43. The pdf of the… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part Two, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part One, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Ethics, Cogenetic Logic, and the Foundation of Meaning, Luca Tateo
Author Information: Luca Tateo, Aalborg University & Federal University of Bahia, luca@hum.aau.dk. Tateo, Luca. “Ethics, Cogenetic Logic, and the Foundation of Meaning.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 1-8. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-44i… Read More ›
Between Forteana and Skepticism, Matthew R. X. Dentith
Author Information: Matthew R. X. Dentith, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Bucharest, m.dentith@episto.org. Dentith, Matthew R. X. “Between Forteana and Skepticism: A Review of Bernard Wills’ Believing Weird Things.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018):… Read More ›
A Conspiracy Theory is Not a Theory About a Conspiracy, Claus-Christian Carbon
Author Information: Claus-Christian Carbon, University of Bamberg, ccc@experimental-psychology.com Carbon, Claus-Christian. “A Conspiracy Theory is Not a Theory About a Conspiracy.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 6 (2018): 22-25. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Yb See also:… Read More ›
What Are They Really Up To? Activist Social Scientists Backpedal on Conspiracy Theory Agenda, Kurtis Hagen
Author Information: Kurtis Hagen, Independent Scholar, kurtishagen@yahoo.com Hagen, Kurtis. “What Are They Really Up To? Activist Social Scientists Backpedal on Conspiracy Theory Agenda.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 3 (2017): 89-95. The PDF of the article gives… Read More ›