Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science From Bunk
University of Chicago Press (2010)
| Abstract | 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? | |||||||||
| Keywords | Pseudoscience History Science History Science Social aspects Science Political aspects Science Philosophy | |||||||||
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