Conspiracy and Contingency. How to Deal with Fake Necessities, Hardback/Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

What do conspiracy theories, algorithms and meritocracy have in common? All three avoid contingency and frantically look for necessities. ‘Contingency phobia’ is not only manifest in conspiratorial thinking. It is the cause of a variety of other phenomena that have become emblematic for liberal democracies. Publisher: Anthem Press Author(s): Thorsten Botz-Bornstein Number of pages: 242 Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 235 x 159 x 22 Cover type: Hardback