Two problems with the generalist-particularist distinction in the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theory and why I’m not a generalist

I conducted some of the ‘first generation’ work in analytic philosophy on conspiracy theories (Clarke 2002; 2006; 2007),[1] and then set the topic aside for 14 years.[2] The current scene is quite different from the one I left. One difference is the sheer volume of analytic philosophical work now being conducted on the topic. In 2006 it was possible for David Coady (2006) to put together a slim edited volume (about 180 pages) containing contributions by all six analytic philosophers who had published work on the philosophy of conspiracy theories. If anyone were game enough to try to create an equivalently comprehensive volume, in 2023, they would have to be willing and able to edit several thousand manuscript pages.