علم و نابخردی

by Daisie Radner, Michael Radner, آزیتا قدسی‌راثی (Translator)

A fresh, lively approach to the subject of pseudoscience and how it differs from genuine science. The books teaches critical reasoning skills as it probes the directions of scientific reasoning involved in such ideas as creationism, extra sensory perception, the Bermuda triangle, "scientific" astrology, ancient astronauts, biorhythms, and pyramid power. The text focuses on the patterns of reasoning and the assumptions of pseudoscience. This book should be of interest to degree and diploma students of philosophy, psychology and the social sciences.

136 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1982

Reviews

[Amin Jamshidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

ترجمه اش رو تو قفسه ی کتب فروشی مجله ی نجوم یافتم و به قیمت 2000 تومان!!! خریدم. متن چندان روان نیست و کمی سنگینه. اما مطالب به خوبی بحث شده و ابزار خوبی برای درک ماهیت شبه علم و عاشقانش. کلی هم ابزار به آدم ارائه میده برای بحث منطقی با سینه چاکان شبه علم و موجودات فرازمینی و فراروانشناسی و درون بینی و . . . از این دست خزعبلات. در کل کتاب خوبیه.

[Gabriel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book made for a lovely afternoon read, but I do not think I personally got too much out of it. I think that it would be very valuable for high school students or those in their first year of university to give them an idea of what separates science from pseudoscience. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A readable, basic introduction to the demarcation of science and pseudoscience that admirably avoids the arrogant sneering of some "debunkers" even as it gives no quarter to nonsense. It's too short to be very "juicy" but gives a good overview of the "why" of caring about whether a theory is actually scientific or not.

The "further reading" section is a bonus for aspiring skeptics, since it lists a good number of scientific investigations of crank theories. (It will be a bit outdated, but these theories have a "zombie" quality and old refutations still work pretty well against them.)

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Serves as a good introduction to demarcating science/pseudoscience--although authors are not too precise in their judgments. Book is definitely dated, but quite applicable still!

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good book, and generally still very applicable since the basic topic is still of serious concern to those of us who are involved in teaching science. It really debunks a lot of nonsense.