Nonsense on stilts: how to tell science from bunk
"Why do people believe in bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices and ignore data? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe scienc...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Why do people believe in bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices and ignore data? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, disseminated, and interpreted, and what it means to our society"...Publisher description |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 317 Seiten Illustration |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
INTRODUCTION. SCIENCE VERSUS PSEUDOSCIENCE AND THE DEMARCATION PROBLEM
FRUSTRATING CONVERSATIONS
HARD SCIENCE, SOFT SCIENCE
ALMOST SCIENCE
PSEUDOSCIENCE
BLAME THE MEDIA?
DEBATES ON SCIENCE: THE RISE OF THINK TANKS AND THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC
INTELLECTUALS
FROM SUPERSTITION TO NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
FROM NATURAL PHILOSOPHY TO MODERN SCIENCE
THE SCIENCE WARS I: DO WE TRUST SCIENCE TOO MUCH?
THE SCIENCE WARS II: DO WE TRUST SCIENCE TOO LITTLE?
THE PROBLEM AND THE (POSSIBLE) CURE: SCIENTISM AND VIRTUE EPISTEMOLOGY
WHO S YOUR EXPERT?
CONCLUSION: SO, WHAT IS SCIENCE AFTER ALL?
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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