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In Defence of Conspiracy Theories, part 1

Written By Kane B on Wednesday, Oct 07, 2020 | 09:23 AM

 
Many people hold that conspiracy theories are prima facie false or improbable, or otherwise epistemically suspect. In this video, I reject this "generalist" position on conspiracy theories, and outline some of the problems with the standard arguments in favour of generalism. 0:00 - Introduction 2:09 - Generalism vs particularism 8:58 - The basic case for particularism Arguments for generalism 17:49 - The ethical argument 22:07 - The psychological argument 35:16 - Conspiracy theories are unfalsifiable 43:47 - Conspiracy theories are self-undermining For more on this topic, see the work of Matthew Dentith, Lee Basham, Charles Pigden, and David Coady. My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kanebaker91

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