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Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765.

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Les théories du complot sont aujourd’hui omniprésentes, si bien que nul ne saurait y échapper : on est toujours le complotiste de quelqu’un !Les analyses dominantes qui les combattent oublient l’essentiel : les conspirationnistes, comme les hystériques en leur temps, sont le symptôme de leur société. Notre société du savoir et de l’information valorise le discours technoscientifique prétendant, en vain, éradiquer l’irrationnel et les croyances, qui bien sûr sont loin d’avoir disparu !Dans ce monde où il est si difficile de « tuer le père », devenu introuvable, contester la « vérité », érigée en source du pouvoir, n’est-ce pas un moyen de résister et de s’affirmer pour les adolescents en quête d’identité ?Sans aucune complaisance pour les thèses conspirationnistes, l’auteur en propose une lecture clinique, nourrie par la démarche anthropologique et les concepts de la psychanalyse. Il se met à l’écoute des sujets, en particulier des adolescents si perméables aux « vérités alternatives ». Et si leur goût pour les histoires de conspirations n’était qu’une façon de répondre, sur un mode mythique et binaire, à l’emprise perverse de nos sociétés de contrôle ?

Conspiracy theories --- Psychological aspects. --- Social aspects. --- CONSPIRACY THEORIES--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS --- CONSPIRACY THEORIES--SOCIAL ASPECTS --- Psychological aspects --- Social aspects --- Conspiracy theories - Psychological aspects --- Conspiracy theories - Social aspects

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Conspiracy theories have become a major element in modern opinion formation. From the theory that the killing of President Kennedy was masterminded by a powerful conspiracy to the theory that 9/11 was an inside job, from the story that Barack Obama wasn't born in America to the story that Donald Trump was a Russian asset, conspiracy theories have become a major element in opinion formation and an ever-present influence, sometimes open, sometimes hidden, on the daily headline news. In Conspiracy Theories, philosophers of diverse backgrounds and persuasions focus their lenses on the phenomenon of the conspiracy theory, its psychological causes, its typical shape, and its political consequences. Among the questions addressed: ● What's the formula for designing a contagious conspiracy theory? ● Where does conspiracy theorizing end and investigative reporting begin? ● What can we learn about conspiracy theories from the three movie treatments of the Kennedy assassination (The Parallax View, JFK, and Interview with the Assassin)? ● Does political powerlessness generate conspiracy theories? ● Is conspiracy theorizing essentially an instinct that lies behind all belief in religion and all striving for a meaningful life? ● Can we find conspiracy theories in all political movements for centuries past? ● What are the most common types of fallacious reasoning that tend to support conspiracy theories? ● Is there a psychological disorder at the root of conspiracy theories? ● Why is the number of flat-earthers growing?

Conspiracy theories --- Truthfulness and falsehood. --- Philosophy.

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Conspiracy theories seem to be proliferating today. Long relegated to a niche existence, conspiracy theories are now pervasive, and older conspiracy theories have been joined by a constant stream of new ones – that the USA carried out the 9/11 attacks itself, that the Ukrainian crisis was orchestrated by NATO, that we are being secretly controlled by a New World Order that keep us docile via chemtrails and vaccinations. Not to mention the moon landing that never happened. But what are conspiracy theories and why do people believe them? Have they always existed or are they something new, a feature of our modern world? In this book Michael Butter provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the nature and development of conspiracy theories. Contrary to popular belief, he shows that conspiracy theories are less popular and influential today than they were in the past. Up to the 1950s, the Western world regarded conspiracy theories as a legitimate form of knowledge and it was therefore normal to believe in them. It was only after the Second World War that this knowledge was delegitimized, causing conspiracy theories to be banished from public discourse and relegated to subcultures. The recent renaissance of conspiracy theories is linked to internet which gives them wider exposure and contributes to the fragmentation of the public sphere. Conspiracy theories are still stigmatized today in many sections of mainstream culture but are being accepted once again as legitimate knowledge in others. It is the clash between these domains and their different conceptions of truth that is fuelling the current debate over conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories. --- History --- Errors, inventions, etc. --- Conspiracy theories --- CONSPIRACY THEORIES --- logic, narratology, history, cultural specificity and psychological appeal of conspiracy theory --- Julius Caesar --- Donald Trump --- the scholarly delegitimation of conspiracy theory --- the 9 --- 11 attacks --- the Ukrainian crisis --- NATO --- New World Order --- chemtrails --- the coronavirus --- the moon landing --- the nature and development of conspiracy theories --- the Western world --- public discourse --- subcultures --- the internet --- mainstream culture --- conspiracy theory --- conspiracy theories --- conspiracies --- conspiracism --- conspiracy belief --- conspiracy thinking --- anti-semitism --- antisemitism --- vaccinations --- Alex Jones --- conspiracy theories and populism --- facebook --- social media --- 11 September 2001 --- World Trade Center (WTC) --- 9-11 --- history

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On 23 February 1820 a group of radicals were arrested in Cato Street off the Edgware Road in London. They were within 60 minutes of setting out to assassinate the British cabinet. Five of the conspirators were subsequently executed and another five were transported for life to Australia. The plotters were a mixture of English, Scottish and Irish tradesmen, and one was a black Jamaican. They were motivated by a desire to avenge the `Peterloo' massacre and intended to declare a republic, which they believed would encourage popular risings in London and across Britain. This volume of essays uses contemporary reports by Home Office spies and informers to assess the seriousness of the conspiracy. This book explains the conspiracy, and why you have never heard of it.

Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820. --- Black History. --- Informers. --- Insurrection. --- Ireland. --- London. --- Peterloo. --- Radicalism. --- Revolution. --- Slavery.