Will Mittendorf
Biographic Data
| ID | 9505320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Will Mittendorf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Will |
| FAMILY NAME | Mittendorf |
| SIGNATURE | MITTENDORF W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cerritos College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4457-0833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Racist and antiracist conspiracy theories
In conspiracy theory philosophy the primary debate has been epistemic, but the concern is now also shifting to the ethical and political implications of taking conspiracy theories seriously. This shift is epitomized in the work of Quassim Cassam, whose focus has moved away from the epistemic faults of the theories and theorists to the political function of conspiracy theories. This function, he argues, is to ‘express and promote an ideology’, spe…
Conspiracy Theories and Democratic Legitimacy
Conspiracy theories are frequently described as a threat to democracy and conspiracy theorists portrayed as epistemically or morally unreasonable. If these characterizations are correct, then it may be the case that reasons stemming from conspiracy theorizing threaten the legitimizing function of democratic deliberation. In this paper, I will argue the opposite. Despite the extraordinary epistemic and morally unreasonable claims made by some cons…
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Conspiracy Theories and Democratic Legitimacy
Conspiracy theories are frequently described as a threat to democracy and conspiracy theorists portrayed as epistemically or morally unreasonable. If these characterizations are correct, then it may be the case that reasons stemming from conspiracy theorizing threaten the legitimizing function of democratic deliberation. In this paper, I will argue the opposite. Despite the extraordinary epistemic and morally unreasonable claims made by some cons…
Racist and antiracist conspiracy theories
In conspiracy theory philosophy the primary debate has been epistemic, but the concern is now also shifting to the ethical and political implications of taking conspiracy theories seriously. This shift is epitomized in the work of Quassim Cassam, whose focus has moved away from the epistemic faults of the theories and theorists to the political function of conspiracy theories. This function, he argues, is to ‘express and promote an ideology’, spe…
Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Commit (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Deliberation (1 work) · Democracy (1 work) · Democratic legitimacy (1 work)