Nonsense on stilts
Subtitle: how to tell science from bunk
By: Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem"; title: Hard science, soft science; title: Almost science; title: Pseudoscience; title: Blame the media?; title: Debates on science : the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals; title: Science and politics : the case of global warming; title: Science in the courtroom : the case against intelligent design; title: From superstition to natural philosophy; title: From natural philosophy to modern science; title: The science wars I : do we trust science too much?; title: The science wars II : do we trust science too little?; title: Who's your expert?; title: Conclusion : so, what is science after all?