Abstract I present and critically examine the analysis of conspiracy theories presented by Quassim Cassam in his book Conspiracy Theories (2019a). I hold that the distinction he draws between problematic and unproblematic kinds of theories that report conspiracies is useful for an assessment of the phenomenon, but I draw attention to some shortcomings in the way he characterizes it, as well as in his treatment of the causes and the harmful effects of belief in such theories.
Resumen Presento y evalúo críticamente el análisis de las teorías de la conspiración presentado por Quassim Cassam en su libro Conspiracy Theories (2019a). Sostengo que su distinción entre los tipos problemáticos y no problemáticos de las teorías que refieren a conspiraciones resulta útil a la hora de evaluar el fenómeno, pero señalo algunas debilidades en su caracterización, así como en su tratamiento de las causas y los efectos nocivos de la creencia en estas teorías.
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