Resumo

ZERBUDIS, EZEQUIEL. ¿Qué puede aportar la filosofía a la comprensión de las teorías conspirativas?. Nota crítica de Conspiracy Theories de Quassim Cassam. Rev. latinoam. filos. [online]. 2022, vol.48, n.1, pp.41-50. ISSN 1852-7353.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36446/rlf2022306.

I present and critically examine the analysis of conspiracy theories presented by Quassim Cassam in his book Conspiracy Theories (2019a). I hold that the distinction he draws between problematic and unproblematic kinds of theories that report conspiracies is useful for an assessment of the phenomenon, but I draw attention to some shortcomings in the way he characterizes it, as well as in his treatment of the causes and the harmful effects of belief in such theories.

Palavras-chave : conspiracy; belief; knowledge; ideology; politics.

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