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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 see in conspiratorial thinking the imminent death of Enlightenment reason, and a regression to a new Dark Age, Modern Conspiracy suggests 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. Perhaps, ultimately, what conspiracy theory affords us is a renewed opportunity to reflect on our very relationship to the truth itself.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Modern Conspiracy
• Subtitle: The Importance of Being Paranoid
• Author: Chris Fleming, Emma A. Jane
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 184
• EAN: 9781623566814
• ISBN: 1623566819
• ID: 04840431
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 294 g
• Dimensions: 203 × 144 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. October 2014

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