Marco Meyer

Intellectual Vice and Social Networks? Cailin O’Connor

By SERRC on February 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

In “Fake News, Conspiracy, and Intellectual Vice” Marco Meyer (2019) presents findings from an investigation of the role of intellectual vices—intellectual arrogance, intellectual vanity, boredom, and intellectual fragility—in the uptake of conspiracy theories and fake news. Using online survey tools,… Read More ›

Fake News, Conspiracy, and Intellectual Vice, Marco Meyer

By SERRC on October 3, 2019 • ( 4 )

Fake news and conspiracy theories spreading over the internet are a major challenge to public debate. How can we address this challenge? I focus on the dispositions of individuals, as there is some evidence that there are strong individual differences… Read More ›

Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective

Exploring Knowledge as a Social Phenomenon

Marco Meyer

Fake News, Conspiracy, and Intellectual Vice, Marco Meyer