Theorizing Conspiracy Theory
On this week’s Real Politik our guest is New Zealand-based philosopher and conspiracy theory researcher Matthew R. X. Dentith. He is a self-described “conspiracy theory theorist” who wrote his doctoral dissertation on conspiracy theories.
In addition to teaching courses in political philosophy and critical thinking, Matthew is the author of the book, The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories (Palgrave Macmillan 2014). He also hosts his own podcast, The Podcaster’s Guide to the Conspiracy, and blogs at all-embracing.episto.org/
Interview Highlights
Matthew’s scholarly approach breaks from the commonplace disparagement of “conspiriacism” and “conspiracy theorists.” Instead, he argues that engaging with and thinking seriously about political conspiracies would likely contribute to a much more vibrant political discourse than what is observable today. “If you go back historically you get people like philosopher Karl Popper and political scientist Richard Hofstadter,” he notes.
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On this week’s Real Politik our guest is New Zealand-based philosopher and conspiracy theory researcher Matthew R. X. Dentith. He is a self-described “conspiracy theory theorist” who wrote his doctoral dissertation on conspiracy theories.
In addition to teaching courses in political philosophy and critical thinking, Matthew is the author of the book, The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories (Palgrave Macmillan 2014). He also hosts his own podcast, The Podcaster’s Guide to the Conspiracy, and blogs at all-embracing.episto.org/
Interview Highlights
Matthew’s scholarly approach breaks from the commonplace disparagement of “conspiriacism” and “conspiracy theorists.” Instead, he argues that engaging with and thinking seriously about political conspiracies would likely contribute to a much more vibrant political discourse than what is observable today. “If you go back historically you get people like philosopher Karl Popper and political scientist Richard Hofstadter,” he notes.
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