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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260219T090000
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SUMMARY:Conspiracies\, Facts\, and Truth II
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TZID:Pacific/Auckland
LOCATION:Hamilton\, New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:<p>The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a workshop on the same theme in early 2025) is to share new work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory\, as well as the nature and value of truth and facts in public discourse more generally.</p>\n<p><strong>Timetable:</strong></p>\n<p>Thursday\, 19 February 2026</p>\n<p>9:55am &ndash\; 10:00am - Conference Introduction</p>\n<p>10:00am &ndash\; 10:45am - Carien Smith: Pseudoscientific Conspiracy Theories: A Categorically Unwarranted Class of Doctrines</p>\n<p>10:45am &ndash\; 11:30am - Alberto Mor&aacute\;n Roa: Affectivity and Epistemology: Conspriacies as ALempts at Trust and Skepticism</p>\n<p>11:30am &ndash\; 12:15pm - Roman Krzanowski: Assessing the Status of Truth in Transformer Systems: Epistemological and Ethical Perspectives</p>\n<p>12:15pm &ndash\; 1:00pm - Andrei Prudnikov: Conspiratorial Invariants and the Formation of a &ldquo\;Popular Epistemology&rdquo\;: The Russian &ldquo\;Population Reduction&rdquo\; Narrative from Margins to Mainstream</p>\n<p>Lunch - &nbsp\;1:00pm &ndash\; 2:30pm</p>\n<p>2:30pm &ndash\; 3:15pm - Will Mittendorf: From Expertise to Procedure: A Community of Inquiry Model for Investigating Conspiracy Theories</p>\n<p>3:15pm &ndash\; 4:00pm - Martin Orr &amp\; M Dentith: What People Think about Conspiracy Theories May Surprise You</p>\n<p>4:15pm &ndash\; 5:00pm - Sushruth Ravish &amp\; Jothsna Rajan: Conspiracy Community: Rethinking &lsquo\;Belief&rsquo\; In Conspiracy Theories</p>\n<p>6:00pm - Dinner and Drinks at The Hamilton Theatre District</p>\n<p>Friday\, 20 February 2026</p>\n<p>10:00am &ndash\; 10:45am - Ciara Foley: Conspiracy Myths</p>\n<p>10:45am &ndash\; 11:30am - Sean Muller: Using Conspiracy Theories to Discredit Truth</p>\n<p>11:30am &ndash\; 12:15pm - Pablo Vera Vega: Redefining Bullshit: Beyond Truth to a Principle of (In)Tolerance</p>\n<p>12:15pm &ndash\; 1:00pm - Patrick Brooks: How Headlines Systematically Misinform Readers</p>\n<p>Lunch- &nbsp\;1:00pm to 2:30pm</p>\n<p>2:30pm &ndash\; 3:15pm - Piotr Litwin: &nbsp\;Chat\, Do My Own Research For Me: Talking with AI about Conspiracies</p>\n<p>3:15pm &ndash\; 4:00pm - Kele Perkins: The Checking-Off Method in Conspiracy Theories</p>\n<p>4:15pm &ndash\; 5:00pm - M Dentith: Do Conspiracy Theorists Believe Their Conspiracy Theories?</p>\n<p>6:00pm - Dinner and Drinks at Made Hamilton East</p>\n<p><strong>Teams link:</strong>&nbsp\;https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTY1NWJmMDYtMTkyNS00MGZkLTkxYzQtZjRlZjNhMTM2Mjkz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22220f5dc3-9452-48e5-9b4f-888df42f7a2d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220a84b717-a0cc-4147-b5f3-aa95a30973c1%22%7d.&nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=M R. X. Dentith;CN=Joseph Ulatowski:
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