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Science Pseudo Science And Society
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Author : Marsha Hanen
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Science Pseudo Science And Society written by Marsha Hanen and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
This volume collects the papers presented at a conference on “Science, Pseudo–science and Society,” sponsored by the Calgary Institute for the Humanities and held at the University of Calgary, May 10–12, 1979. More than many such collections, this one preserves some trace of the intellectual excitement which surrounded this gathering of scholars. A primary inspiration for the symposium on “Science, Pseudoscience, and Society” was a growing awareness of the crucial role the study of pseudo–science plays in the areas of contemporary scholarship which are concerned with the nature of science and its relationship to broader social issues. This volume is organized around three major questions concerning the relationships among science, pseudo–science, and society. The papers in the first section address the question of whether it is possible to draw a sharp demarcation between science and pseudo–science and what the criteria of that demarcation might be. The papers in the second section, recognizing the historical importance of various of the pseudo–sciences, consider their impact—positive or negative—on the development of the sciences themselves. The papers in the third section deal with the question of the relationship between the sciences and pseudo–sciences, on the one hand, and social factors on the other.
Pseudo Science And Society In 19th Century America
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Author : Arthur Wrobel
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-10-21
Pseudo Science And Society In 19th Century America written by Arthur Wrobel and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Medical categories.
Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the growth of what we now view as "pseudo-sciences"—disciplines delicately balancing a dubious inductive methodology with moral and spiritual concerns, disseminated with a combination of aggressive entrepreneurship and sheer entertainment. Such "sciences" as mesmerism, spiritualism, homoeopathy, hydropathy, and phrenology were warmly received not only by the uninformed and credulous but also by the respectable and educated. Rationalistic, egalitarian, and utilitarian, they struck familiar and reassuring chords in American ears and gave credence to the message of reformers that health and happiness are accessible to all. As the contributors to this volume show, the diffusion and practice of these pseudo-sciences intertwined with all the major medical, cultural, religious, and philosophical revolutions in nineteenth-century America. Hydropathy and particularly homoeopathy, for example, enjoyed sufficient respectability for a time to challenge orthodox medicine. The claims of mesmerists and spiritualists appeared to offer hope for a new moral social order. Daring flights of pseudo-scientific thought even ventured into such areas as art and human sexuality. And all the pseudo-sciences resonated with the communitarian and women's rights movements. This important exploration of the major nineteenth-century pseudo-sciences provides fresh perspectives on the American society of that era and on the history of the orthodox sciences, a number of which grew out of the fertile soil plowed by the pseudo-scientists.
Pseudoscience And Science Fiction
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Author : Andrew May
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Pseudoscience And Science Fiction written by Andrew May and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Science categories.
Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity ... are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, pseudoscience is driven by a desire to please an audience – in this case, people who “want to believe”. This has led to significant cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. SF authors often draw on “real” pseudoscientific theories to add verisimilitude to their stories, while on other occasions pseudoscience takes its cue from SF – the symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this. This engagingly written, well researched and richly illustrated text explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF. Andrew May has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD in astrophysics from Manchester University. After many years in academia and the private sector, he now works as a freelance writer and scientific consultant. He has written pocket biographies of Newton and Einstein, as well as contributing to a number of popular science books. He has a lifelong interest in science fiction, and has had several articles published in Fortean Times magazine
Science Pseudo Science Non Sense And Critical Thinking
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Author : Gershon Ben-Shakhar
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-11-21
Science Pseudo Science Non Sense And Critical Thinking written by Gershon Ben-Shakhar and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-21 with Psychology categories.
Science, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking shines an unforgiving light on popular and lucrative ‘miraculous’ practices that promise to offer answers during times of trouble. Throughout the book, the authors unfold the fallacies underlying these practices, as well as consumers’ need and desire to believe in them. Adopting a scientific approach, the book critically evaluates research into cold-reading practices, such as those that claim to be able to communicate with the afterlife or posess supernatural powers, before considering a range of pseudo-sciences including graphology and polygraph interrogation, exposing the pretensions of these practices in a clear and logical fashion. The book seeks to encourage critical thinking throughout, asking whether there is any scientific evidence to support these practitioners’ abilities to supply us with reliable answers, and discussing the various factors that comprise the psychological mechanism of belief. Written in a fluent and accessible style, Science, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking is aimed at interested professionals and the public at large.
The Pseudo Sciences And The History Of Science
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Author : Allen G. Debus
language : en
Publisher:
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The Pseudo Sciences And The History Of Science written by Allen G. Debus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Science Pseudo Science And Moral Values
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Author : Gila Gat-Tilman
language : en
Publisher: Mazo Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Science Pseudo Science And Moral Values written by Gila Gat-Tilman and has been published by Mazo Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Social Science categories.
"Every professor knows his own area, but who is able to see the whole picture?" Based on the author's background and the wide-ranging areas she has studied in the university, Gila Gat-Tilman presents articles on science, psuedo-science and moral values from an all-encompassing perspective. The first article in this book represents an overview of science and academic knowledge. Articles that follow discuss moral values, the Sabbath, experiments on animals, and the philosophical questions of certainty. Additionally, she includes the biography of two people whose influence has helped hone her viewpoint. Science has improved our lives, and pseudo-science has followed suit. But pseudo-science, built upon baseless, faulty and tendentious theories and assumptions, has won unjustified credibility, as if it was real science, and has only caused harm. In ancient times there were philosophers like Socrates who investigated the question of what is justice and what is the good. They said that one should know what is the good in order to be good. They clarified what are the values that one should hold dear. In the generations that followed, those values were sanctified by religions, were kept in a sanctified way, and improved the life of the society. In our days, the values in the Ten Commandments are not enough, because technology has markedly changed our life, increased our performance abilities, and created new layers of relationships between strangers. Inventions such as the engine, telephone, television, and the computer enable mass communication, with all the implications. For example, today, from birth to death, every person is registered and the authorities have records about them that areused to influence their educational and employment chances. The Ten Commandments are a start for establishing the basis of moral values in our day, but they are not enough. We therefore need additional basic values, which when observed in a sacrosanct way, will provide people with the ability to properly integrate their social life into our society for the good of everyone. The author has a broad, varied academic knowledge in many fields. Her keen ability to focus on what is happening to others and put herself in their position has enabled her to see the bigger picture in society and to understand which values are lacking and must be widely adopted. This book offers these moral values.
Science Pseudo Science And Utopianism In Early Modern Thought
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Author : Stephen A. McKnight
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Science Pseudo Science And Utopianism In Early Modern Thought written by Stephen A. McKnight and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In this important interdisciplinary study, Stephen A. McKnight brings together such prominent scholars as Allen Debus, B. J. T. Dobbs, Klaus Vondung, David Walsh, and Wilbur Applebaum to discuss a major development in cultural, political, and scientific history: a new understanding of the role of magic, alchemy, and other esoteric traditions in the evolution of early modern thought. Twentieth-century historians of science have labeled these traditions "pseudo-science". In the early modern period, however, they were treasured by many philosophers, theologians, and scientists as the prisca theologia, revelations by God to the great wise men of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean, including Hermes Trismegistus, Zoroaster, Moses, Pythogoras(sic), and Plato. Recent research has shown that these materials were earnestly studied by Ficino, Pico, Agrippa, Bruno, Campanella, and Bacon. Even the great patriarch of the Scientific Revolution, Isaac Newton, employed alchemical and theological elements in his work. Science, Pseudo-Science, and Utopianism in Early Modern Thought shows that "pseudo-science", especially magic and alchemy, was a crucial part of the theories and experiments that produced the scientific advances of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In addition, it shows that these traditions have a strong utopian component, depicting man as a "terrestrial god" capable of mastering nature and perfecting society. In the early modern period, this utopian theme became intertwined with the enthusiasm for scientific progress to produce the distinctly modern dream of social perfection through science. Scholars and students of history, philosophy, political science, and theology willfind this a provocative addition to our understanding of the modern world.
Science Pseudo Science And Society
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Author : Marsha P. Hanen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Science Pseudo Science And Society written by Marsha P. Hanen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Science categories.
Sciences Et Pseudo Sciences
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Author : Valéry Rasplus
language : fr
Publisher: Éditions Matériologiques
Release Date : 2018-03-29
Sciences Et Pseudo Sciences written by Valéry Rasplus and has been published by Éditions Matériologiques this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-29 with Social Science categories.
Une affirmation de la scientificité des sciences humaines Dire ce que sont les sciences semble aller de soi pour nombre d’entre nous : on détermine assez spontanément ce qui en est proche et ce qui en est éloigné, ce qui est potentiellement redevable d’une approche scientifique ou ce qui ne peut prétendre s’apparenter à une telle approche. Pourtant, des problèmes et des questions surgissent dès lors qu’il s’agit de formaliser définitions et démarcations entre sciences et pseudo-sciences : qui a le pouvoir de reconnaître, désigner, définir et légitimer un propos ou une pratique comme faisant partie de l’espace légitime des sciences et, par conséquent, d’inclure ou d’exclure les impétrants (tels que les mythes, religions, parasciences, pseudo-sciences, etc.) ? Certes, si les critères de démarcation sont discutables, la nécessité de séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie demeure intangible. L’analyse empirique des vaticinations et arguties des irrationalistes permet de raffiner sans cesse ces critères. Ce livre en donne maints exemples. Les sciences humaines sont souvent l’objet d’intrusions spiritualistes, l’instrument d’une « déraison savante », le cheval de Troie des théories les plus insensées qu’une pléthore de mouvements et courants irrationalistes engendre à flots continus, en voulant faire main basse sur le « phénomène humain ». Elles doivent donc affirmer la prévalence de leurs méthodes tout aussi scientifiques que celles des sciences de la nature et leur indéfectible rationalité, afin de se défendre contre ce qui émane de ces cloaques de la pensée. Telle est l’ambition des neuf auteurs de diverses disciplines (anthropologie, épistémologie, mathématiques, philosophie, psychologie, sociologie) qui donnent ici une éclairante variété d’analyses et de points de vue. Dans un monde où les obscurantismes jouent avec l’idée même de pensée rationnelle, la bafouant ou la retournant comme un gant, un tel livre se veut un humble jalon sur ce chemin rempli de leurres et de nasses... Neuf auteurs partageant une ambition identique : défendre les sciences humaines en affirmant la prévalence de leurs méthodes tout aussi scientifiques que celles des sciences de la nature. EXTRAIT Nous montrerons que ces différents champs de savoirs sont peu, voire pas du tout, compatibles entre eux et qu’entre le domaine des sciences et celui multiforme des pseudo-sciences/parasciences la question de la distinction franche n’est pas insurmontable. Les pseudo-sciences ne posent pas seulement des questions liées aux croyances, au capital divers et varié de connaissances, aux bonnes pratiques ou aux visions du monde du praticien. Elles questionnent également des problèmes liés aux normes, aux règles, aux valeurs scientifiques, à la raison critique mais aussi, chose moins courante, à l’éthique de la croyance. À PROPOS DES AUTEURS Sous la direction de Valéry Rasplus, sociologue et épistémologue, différents auteurs ont collaboré à Sciences et pseudo-sciences : Raymond Boudon, Gérald Bronner, Pascal Engel, Nicolas Gauvrit, Dominique Lecourt, Régis Meyran, Alexandre Moatti et Romy Sauvayre.
On The Fringe
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Author : Michael D. Gordin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-23
On The Fringe written by Michael D. Gordin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with History categories.
Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields "pseudo" is a far more complex issue. It has proved impossible to come up with a simple criterion that enables us to differentiate pseudoscience from genuine science. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements--both of which display allegations of "pseudoscience" on all sides-- there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. On the Fringe explores the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation. This book argues that by understanding doctrines that are often seen as antithetical to science, we can learn a great deal about how science operated in the past and does today. This exploration raises several questions: How does a doctrine become demonized as pseudoscientific? Who has the authority to make these pronouncements? How is the status of science shaped by political or cultural contexts? How does pseudoscience differ from scientific fraud? Michael D. Gordin both answers these questions and guides readers along a bewildering array of marginalized doctrines, looking at parapsychology (ESP), Lysenkoism, scientific racism, and alchemy, among others, to better understand the struggle to define what science is and is not, and how the controversies have shifted over the centuries. On the Fringe provides a historical tour through many of these fringe fields in order to provide tools to think deeply about scientific controversies both in the past and in our present.