Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk
Häftad bok. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. 2010. 332 sidor.
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780226667867
- Titel
- Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk
- Författare
- Pigliucci, Massimo
- Förlag
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.
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?
