Nonsense on Stilts : : how to Tell Science From Bunk
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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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PUBLISHED
London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 332 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780226667850 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226667867 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0226667855 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226667863 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SUBJECTS
Pseudoscience -- History.
Science -- History.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Political aspects.
Science -- Philosophy.