Fecha: 18 de marzo de 2021. 13-14 h.
Ponentes: Rachel Fraser (Oxford) and C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah)
During the Pandemic, many of us have spent a lot of time alone, and a lot
of time online. These circumstances seem to have favored the emergence of a
range of potent conspiracy theories. Some of these theories pertain to COVID-19
or the vaccination program against it, while others implicate pizza
restaurants, popular elections, and cellular broadband technology. These
conspiracy theories may have had their origins in shady outposts of the
internet, but many of them have since “mainstreamed”, and have been implicated
in large-scale political movements, including the storming of the US Capitol on
January 6th, 2021.
In this edition of PPE in a Time of a Pandemic, we will consider
conspiracy theories: what are they, what relation do they bear to truth, how do
they take hold of us, how can we free ourselves from them or guard ourselves
against them, and what might happen if they acquire significant political
backing?
We invite you to join us for a live panel discussion with Professors Rachel
Fraser (Oxford University) and C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah).
Professor Fraser works on epistemology, feminist philosophy and the philosophy
of language. Her published work appears in journals including Ethics, Philosophical
Studies and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. She recently
wrote a piece on conspiracy theories for the Cambridge Humanities Review.
Professor Nguyen writes on trust, art, and games, and recently published a
book: Games, Agency as Art (Oxford University Press), as well as
complementary papers in the journals Mind, Philosophical Imprint
and Philosophical Review. He has a widely cited Aeon piece on
online echo chambers.
In a conversation moderated by Ryan Doody (University of San Diego),
Professors Fraser and Nguyen will discuss conspiracy theories and their
research as it bears on the present moment.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Más información en: https://ppe.unc.edu/event/ppe-in-a-time-of-pandemic-conspiracy-theories-truth-and-the-pandemic/