The Illuminati: Conspiracy Theories

What this episode covers

In this episode, Megan and Frank continue their discussion of the Illuminati. Here, the focus is on the afterlife of the Bavarian Order. How did conspiracy theories involving the Illuminati arise? Why is so much pop culture full of Illuminati imagery? And are there any good reasons to believe in such conspiracy theories? Thinkers discussed include: Dostoyevsky, Kierkegaard, and Maarten Boudry. ----------------------- Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Michael Taylor- Illuminati in the US - American History Hit | Acast [https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit/episodes/the-illuminati-in-the-us] The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati [https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Secret_School_of_Wisdom.html?id=e-_VzQEACAAJ] (Primary source documents) CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Illuminati [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07661b.htm] Kierkegaard - The Crowd is Untruth [https://www.ccel.org/ccel/kierkegaard/untruth/files/untruth.html] The Grand Inquisitor, by Feodor Dostoevsky [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8578/8578-h/8578-h.htm] Barruel - Memoirs Illustrating The History Of Jacobinism [https://archive.org/details/BarruelMemoirsIllustratingTheHistoryOfJacobinism] From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 31 January 1800 [https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-31-02-0297] Did an Illuminati Conspiracy Theory Help Elect Thomas Jefferson? - POLITICO [https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/29/illuminati-conspiracy-theory-thomas-jeffersion-1800-election-152934] Nesta Webster - World revolution; the plot against civilization [https://archive.org/details/worldrevolutionp00webs] Zionism versus Bolshevism - Churchill [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Zionism_versus_Bolshevism] Boudry, Maarten - Why We Should Be Suspicious of Conspiracy Theories. A Novel Demarcation Problem  [https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/21097/] [Reddit] why do the large shadow organizations leave clues that could lead to their downfall? [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/11sbcyc/general_conspiracies_why_do_the_large_shadow/] Megan Fritts & Frank Cabrera, Fake News and Epistemic Vice: Combating a Uniquely Noxious Market [https://philpapers.org/rec/FRIFNA] Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9307120/] The psychological and political correlates of conspiracy theory beliefs [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25617-0#:~:text=We%20found%20that%20the%20psychological,of%20beliefs%20in%20conspiracy%20theories.] Is Conspiracy Theorising Irrational? - Neil Levy [https://social-epistemology.com/2019/10/09/is-conspiracy-theorising-irrational-neil-levy/] Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921000209] Conspiracy theory and cognitive style: a worldview [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00206/full] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: ZILRIT8XNZAA6LYZ