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On the fringe where science meets pseudoscience
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | On the fringe : where science meets pseudoscience/ Michael D. Gordin. |
| 개인저자 | Gordin, Michael D.,author. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Gordin, Michael D.. On the fringe New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] 9780197555767 |
| ISBN | 9780197555781 0197555780 9780197555774 0197555772 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 요약 | "Pseudoscience is not a real thing. The term is a negative category, always ascribed to somebody else's beliefs, not to characterize a doctrine one holds dear oneself. People who espouse fringe ideas never think of themselves as "pseudoscientists"; they think they are following the correct scientific doctrine, even if it is not mainstream. In that sense, there is no such thing as pseudoscience, just disagreements about what the right science is. This is a familiar phenomenon. No believer ever thinks she is a "heretic," for example, or an artist that he produces "bad art." Those are attacks presented by opponents. Yet pseudoscience is also real. The term of abuse is used quite frequently, sometimes even about ideas that are at the core of the scientific mainstream, and those labels have consequences. If the reputation of "pseudoscience" solidifies, then it is very hard for a doctrine to shed the bad reputation. The outcome is plenty of scorn and no legitimacy (or funding) to investigate one's theories. In this, "pseudoscience" is a lot like "heresy": if the label sticks, persecution follows"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 일반주제명 | Pseudoscience --History. Pseudoscience. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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