Research Catalog

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Description

1. 332 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

1. Science > Political aspects
2. Science > Social aspects
3. Science > History
4. Pseudoscience > History
5. Science > Philosophy

Contents

1. 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?

Call number

1. JSE 12-433

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.

Author

1. Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-

Title

1. Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.

Imprint

1. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.

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1. NetLibrary

LCCN

1. 2009049778

ISBN

1. 9780226667850 (cloth : alk. paper)
2. 9780226667867 (pbk. : alk. paper)
3. 0226667855 (cloth : alk. paper)
4. 0226667863 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JSE 12-433