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Nonsense on stilts

how to tell science from bunk

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The University of Chicago Press, University Of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Pages
332

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Pseudoscience, History, Science, Science, history, Sciences, Analyse sociologique, Aspects politiques, Aspects sociaux, Philosophie, Popular Science, Pseudowissenschaft, Wissenschaft, Unterscheidung, Social aspects, Political aspects, Philosophy
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Table of Contents

Introduction: science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem"
Hard science, soft science
Almost science
Pseudoscience
Blame the media?
Debates on science: the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals
Science and politics: the case of global warming
Science in the courtroom: the case against intelligent design
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?
Who's your expert?
Conclusion so, what is science after all?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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500
Library of Congress
Q172.5.P77 P54 2010, Q172.5.P77P54 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
332

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OL23954524M
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0226667855, 0226667863
ISBN 13
9780226667850, 9780226667867
LCCN
2009049778
OCLC/WorldCat
457149439

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