COVID-19: Conspiracies and Collateral Damage vs. Constructive Critique
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Title
COVID-19: Conspiracies and Collateral Damage vs. Constructive Critique
Title of the book
The Cognitive Science of Beliefs
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Published
Issued date
17/11/2022
Language
english
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic that turned the world upside down in early 2020 also gave rise to an “infodemic” of misinformation and conspiracy theories. This chapter tackles three
issues. We first explore the political and ideological underpinnings of the COVID-19 infodemic and its organizational, rhetorical, and ideological links to climate denial. We
then highlight the legitimacy of political grievances in light of government pandemic policies. We conclude by proposing a sketch of the boundary between politically-motivated
denial of science on the one hand and legitimate political arguments on the other.
issues. We first explore the political and ideological underpinnings of the COVID-19 infodemic and its organizational, rhetorical, and ideological links to climate denial. We
then highlight the legitimacy of political grievances in light of government pandemic policies. We conclude by proposing a sketch of the boundary between politically-motivated
denial of science on the one hand and legitimate political arguments on the other.
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