Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk /: how to tell science from bunk. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk /: how to tell science from bunk. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk
- Further Information:
- Note: Massimo Pigliucci.
- Authors:
- Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-
- Contents:
- <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-v' class='sequence-1'>Contents <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-1' class='sequence-2'>Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the 'Demarcation Problem' <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-6' class='sequence-3'>Chapter 1. Frustrating Conversations <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-17' class='sequence-4'>Chapter 2. Hard Science, Soft Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-41' class='sequence-5'>Chapter 3. Almost Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-73' class='sequence-6'>Chapter 4. Pseudoscience <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-107' class='sequence-7'>Chapter 5. Blame the Media? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-126' class='sequence-8'>Chapter 6. Debates on Science: The Rise of Think Tanks and the Decline of Public Intellectuals <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-156' class='sequence-9'>Chapter 7. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-177' class='sequence-10'>Chapter 8. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-202' class='sequence-11'>Chapter 9. The Science Wars I: Do We Trust Science Too Much? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-221' class='sequence-12'>Chapter 10. The Science Wars II: Do We Trust Science Too Little? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-246' class='sequence-13'>Chapter 11. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure: Scientism and Virtue Epistemology<div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-v' class='sequence-1'>Contents <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-1' class='sequence-2'>Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the 'Demarcation Problem' <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-6' class='sequence-3'>Chapter 1. Frustrating Conversations <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-17' class='sequence-4'>Chapter 2. Hard Science, Soft Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-41' class='sequence-5'>Chapter 3. Almost Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-73' class='sequence-6'>Chapter 4. Pseudoscience <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-107' class='sequence-7'>Chapter 5. Blame the Media? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-126' class='sequence-8'>Chapter 6. Debates on Science: The Rise of Think Tanks and the Decline of Public Intellectuals <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-156' class='sequence-9'>Chapter 7. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-177' class='sequence-10'>Chapter 8. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-202' class='sequence-11'>Chapter 9. The Science Wars I: Do We Trust Science Too Much? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-221' class='sequence-12'>Chapter 10. The Science Wars II: Do We Trust Science Too Little? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-246' class='sequence-13'>Chapter 11. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure: Scientism and Virtue Epistemology <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-267' class='sequence-14'>Chapter 12. Who's Your Expert? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-288' class='sequence-15'>Conclusion. So, What Is Science after All? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-293' class='sequence-16'>Notes <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-315' class='sequence-17'>Index. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 001.9
Science -- General
REFERENCE / Questions & Answers
Pseudoscience
Science
Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects
Philosophy -- Epistemology
Pseudoscience -- History
Science -- History
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780226496047
- Related ISBNs:
- 022649604X
9780226495996 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 24, 2018). - Access Rights:
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