Conspiring with theory: Popper, Antitheory, and the Epistemology of Ignorance. Di Leo, J. R. In Beckman, F. & Di Leo, J. R., editors, Theory Conspiracy, pages 185 – 206. Routledge, 2023. Publication Title: Theory Conspiracy Type: Book chapter![Conspiring with theory: Popper, Antitheory, and the Epistemology of Ignorance [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex This chapter argues that the open society of Karl Popper is one that is closed to theory. The conspiracy theory of theory that is part of its framework cuts off at the knees much of the contemporary thought that can be described as critique. What this means, for example, is that none of the theoretical revolutions regarding intersectional issues such as race, class, gender, disability, and sexuality have a place in the contemporary open society because they are not falsifiable. Also, theoretical efforts to elevate and make space for the voices and issues of those who are marginalized, discriminated against, or subject to violence are not welcome in the open society because they are viewed as a conspiracy by theory to end the static rule of falsifiable epistemology. This chapter revisits the epistemological and social science vision of Popper, which has through the philanthropy of George Soros, has come to be associated today with the Open Society Foundations and the Central European University (CEU). The question asked here is whether the legacies of Popper that conspire against theory for the betterment of the world achieve their aim-or whether conspiring with theory is at the present moment a surer path to improving the world. With 32 billion dollars pumped into the Open Society Foundations initiative since 1984, the legacy of Popper could very well be the most well-funded version of antitheory in history. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Frida Beckman and Jeffrey R. Di Leo; individual chapters, the contributors.
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