“哈根对哲学做出了重要贡献。他会改变你对阴谋论的看法。”——戴维•科迪，塔斯马尼亚大学
“哈根驳斥了一种观点，即熟练的思想家避免阴谋论，认真对待阴谋论表明存在认知问题。他将哲学的严谨性与政治的警觉性相结合，展示了评估关于权贵阴谋的假设是理性谨慎的，而不加区别地贬低阴谋论则有扼杀批判性推理和病态化的风险。”——蒂姆•海沃德，爱丁堡大学
“这是阴谋论哲学中一部精彩而复杂的作品，它的论点让我们其他人陷入了一个问题，即对阴谋论的反射性否定都是毫无根据的，而且在道德上令人不安。我们不必在所有细节上都同意作者的观点，也不必断言我们在这一领域写作的人可以从阴谋论和失败中学到很多东西。”——克里斯•弗莱明，西悉尼大学
“科迪斯• 哈根的这本书表明，阴谋论的大部分社会科学研究核心都是假设，哲学家们几十年来一直在质疑这些假设。对于所有有兴趣找出这些所谓的‘阴谋论’到底出了什么问题的人来说，哈根的书是一个宝贵的资源。”——MR•X•丹提斯，北京师范大学珠海分校副教授
“这里的分析和批判的系统结构非常特殊。即使是最谬误和似是而非的论证也会受到关注和尊重，这赞扬了作者对主题及其相关性的研究。”——马修•T•维特，拉凡尔纳大学
“哈根对阴谋论研究的核心问题做出了一系列特别有说服力的回应，并对现有文献进行了富有洞察力的批评。所有热爱社会科学和人文学科的读者都会对他的书感兴趣，这本书肯定会引发激烈的争论。”——马汀•奥尔，博伊西州立大学
“Hagen has made an important contribution to philosophy. He will change the way you think about conspiracy theories.”
—David Coady, University of Tasmania ― David Coady
“Hagen undercuts the view that sophisticated thinkers avoid conspiracy theories and that taking them seriously indicates a cognitive problem. Combining philosophical rigour with political alertness, he shows how assessing hypotheses about powerful people conspiring is rational and prudent, whereas indiscriminately disparaging conspiracy theories risks stifling critical reasoning and pathologizing dissent.”
—Tim Hayward, University of Edinburgh
“This is a brilliant and sophisticated work in the philosophy of conspiracy theory and puts the rest of us to the question by its thesis that any reflexive dismissal of conspiracy theories is both unwarranted and ethically troubling. One needn’t agree with its author in all particulars to assert that we who write in the area have a very great deal to learn from Conspiracy Theories and the Failure of Intellectual Critique.”
—Chris Fleming, Western Sydney University ― Chris Fleming
“Kurtis Hagen’s timely volume shows there are assumptions at the heart of much of the social scientific study of conspiracy theories, assumptions which philosophers have questioned for decades. Hagen’s book is a valuable resource to anyone interested in working out what, if anything, is wrong with these things called ‘conspiracy theories.’”
—M R. X. Dentith, Associate Professor at Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai ― M R. X. Dentith
“The systematic structure of analysis and critique here are quite exceptional. The care taken and respect given for even the most fallacious and specious argumentation commends the author’s empathy for the subject matter and its relevance.”
—Matthew T. Witt, University of La Verne ― Matthew T. Witt
“Hagen presents an especially compelling set of responses to the core questions around the study of conspiracy theory, and insightful critiques of the existing literature. Any reader in the social sciences and humanities will find his book of interest, and it is sure to generate lively debate.”
—Martin Orr, Boise State University ― Martin Orr