Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci

Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci

In this fully revised second edition, noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in an entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and--borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham--the nonsense on stilts.

"How can we decide what counts as science? That is the central question of this brilliant book, which ought to be required reading for, well, everyone"--Amanda Gefter "New Scientist, on the first edition " "Pigliucci's book serves a seriously worthwhile purpose: that of giving you, the reader, tools and instructions for assembling your very own 'baloney-detector.' Armed with this, you stand a vastly improved chance of separating the wheat of reliable knowledge from the chaff of fashionable nonsense in your daily harvest of data."--Lou Marinoff "Times Higher Education, on the first edition "

Massimo Pigliucci is the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of many books, including How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life and, most recently, Science Unlimited?: The Challenges of Scientism, the latter also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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ISBN 13	9780226495996
ISBN 10	022649599X
Titel	Nonsense on Stilts
Autor	Massimo Pigliucci
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-10-09
Seitenanzahl	336
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