{"product_id":"modern-conspiracy-the-importance-of-being-paranoid-9781623566814","title":"Modern Conspiracy: The Importance of Being Paranoid","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chris Fleming\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Rationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085231480983,"sku":"9781623566814","price":12668.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781623566814.webp?v=1767142808","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/modern-conspiracy-the-importance-of-being-paranoid-9781623566814","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}