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Fake News, Conspiracy, and Intellectual Virtues

Wednesday 30 January 2019, 4.00PM to 5.30pm

Speaker(s): Dr Marco Meyer

Abstract:

Recent work in virtue epistemology has suggested that conspiracy theorists suffer from intellectual vices. I present new evidence from survey experiments measuring intellectual virtue and the readiness of people to buy into conspiracy theories and their ability to spot fake news. I focus on three questions. First, can intellectual virtue and vice be measured? Second, what can philosophers learn from empirical measures about the nature of virtue? Third, do epistemic vices explain readiness to buy into conspiracy theorists, and to believe fake news?

 

Information about the work and research of Dr Marco Meyer can be found at:

https://pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/marco-meyer(ca1cc1c0-08d3-43a2-8d1a-8d8e4015ff9b)/profile.html

Location: University of York, Department of Philosophy, Sally Baldwin Building, Block A, Seminar Room I/A/009

Admission: Departmental colloquium members and postgraduate students