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  • Massimo Pigliucci
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Nonsense on Stilts
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© 2020 University of Chicago Press

© 2020 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the “Demarcation Problem” 1
  4. Chapter One. Frustrating Conversations 6
  5. Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science 17
  6. Chapter Three. Almost Science 41
  7. Chapter Four. Pseudoscience 73
  8. Chapter Five. Blame the Media? 107
  9. Chapter Six. Debates on Science 126
  10. Chapter Seven. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy 156
  11. Chapter Eight. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science 177
  12. Chapter Nine. The Science Wars I 202
  13. Chapter Ten. The Science Wars II 221
  14. Chapter Eleven. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure 246
  15. Chapter Twelve. Who’s Your Expert? 267
  16. Conclusion. So, What Is Science after All? 288
  17. Notes 293
  18. Index 315
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-015

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the “Demarcation Problem” 1
  4. Chapter One. Frustrating Conversations 6
  5. Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science 17
  6. Chapter Three. Almost Science 41
  7. Chapter Four. Pseudoscience 73
  8. Chapter Five. Blame the Media? 107
  9. Chapter Six. Debates on Science 126
  10. Chapter Seven. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy 156
  11. Chapter Eight. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science 177
  12. Chapter Nine. The Science Wars I 202
  13. Chapter Ten. The Science Wars II 221
  14. Chapter Eleven. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure 246
  15. Chapter Twelve. Who’s Your Expert? 267
  16. Conclusion. So, What Is Science after All? 288
  17. Notes 293
  18. Index 315
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