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Occult Thinking and the Crisis of Knowledge
- Adorno describes occult thinking as a "metaphysic of dunces," driven by a yearning for understanding.
- This "DIY investigation" arises from a lack of proper tools to interpret reality.
Conspiracies and Totality
- Jameson views conspiracies as attempts to grasp the social totality outside of liberal politics' limitations.
- This perspective suggests conspiracies can have a subversive potential by challenging dominant narratives.
Conspiracy vs. Social Analysis
- Conspiracism collapses social analysis into networks of bad actors.
- This individualistic heuristic blames bad events on bad people, neglecting broader social forces.