How propaganda works

Political Theory Seminar Series

Lecture

Jason Stanley (Yale) will discuss a couple of chapters of his forthcoming book 'How Propaganda Works'. The two chapters together give his account of the problems for democracy raised by flawed ideological belief.

This lecture is based on two chapters on ideology from his forthcoming 2015 book, How Propaganda Matters, chapters 5 and 6.  

In Chapter 5, he presents a theory of ideology, one informed by social psychology and cognitive science. He gives an account of the nature of ideological beliefs, ideological concepts, ideological perception, and the nature of flawed ideology.

In Chapter 6, he focuses on some flawed ideologies that political philosophers since Aristotle have been taken to be especially problematic. He argues that in conditions of large inequalities, of whatever sort, democratically problematic flawed ideologies will be present.

Taken together, this provides a novel democratic argument against inequality.

About Jason Stanley

Jason Stanley is Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He works in Epistemology, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Language, Social and Political Philosophy, and History of 20th Century Philosophy.

Registration

Registration is required. Please register with Luara Ferracioli: L.L.Ferracioli@uva.nl. She will send you the chapters and/or paper in advance. 

About the Political Theory Seminar Series

The Political Theory Seminar Series takes place at least monthly in the UvA Political Science Department. The series brings together political theorists and philosophers from Europe and further afield. The seminar is attended by UvA faculty and PhD students, and also has regular participants from the many neighboring Universities.

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