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001 2014006812
003 DLC
005 20150627080735.0
008 140808s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014006812
020 $a9781623566814 (hardback)
020 $a9781623560911 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHV6275$b.J38 2014
082 00 $a001.9$223
084 $aPHI032000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aJane, Emma A.
245 10 $aModern conspiracy :$bthe importance of being paranoid /$cEmma A. Jane and Chris Fleming,
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bBloomsbury Academic,$c2014.
300 $a172 pages ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 140-157) and index.
520 $a"While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, Modern Conspiracy traces the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoia and mass communication media. Rather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, Modern Conspiracy suggests that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment: its vociferous critique of established authorities and a conception of political sovereignty fuelled by fear of counter-plots, for example. Perhaps, ultimately, conspiracy theory affords us a renewed opportunity to reflect on our very relationship to the truth itself"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Modern Conspiracy attempts to sketch a new conception of conspiracy theory. Where many commentators have sought to characterize conspiracy theory in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, Fleming and Jane trace the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoia and mass communication media. Rather than see in conspiratorial thinking the imminent death of Enlightenment reason, and a regression to a new Dark Age, Modern Conspiracy contends that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment itself: among other things, its vociferous critique of established authorities, and a conception of political sovereignty fuelled by fear of counter-plots. Drawing out the roots of modern conspiratorial thinking leads us to truths less salacious and scandalous than the claims of conspiracy theorists themselves yet ultimately far more salutary: about mass communication; about individual and crowd psychology; and about our conception of and relation to knowledge. Perhaps, ultimately, what conspiracy theory affords us is a renewed opportunity to reflect on our very relationship to the truth itself"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgementsIntroduction - Running Dogs and the 'Rightness' of Conspiracy Chapter One: Powerful Secrets Chapter Two: Impossible Things Chapter Three: A Short History of an Epistemic Ambience Chapter Four: Pleasures, Sorrows, and DoublingChapter Five: Cultural Ramifications and ReflectionsChapter Six: Conspiracy and TheoryConclusion: Where to Now?.
650 0 $aConspiracy theories.
650 0 $aConspiracies$xPhilosophy.
650 7 $aPHILOSOPHY / Movements / Rationalism.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aFleming, Chris,$d1970-