The scientific attitude : defending science from denial, fraud, and pseudoscience / Lee McIntyre.
| Author/creator | McIntyre, Lee C. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019] |
| Description | xi, 277 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Scientific method and the problem of demarcation -- Misconceptions about how science works -- The importance of the scientific attitude -- The scientific attitude need not solve the problem of demarcation -- Practical ways in which scientists embrace the scientific attitude -- How the scientific attitude transformed modern medicine -- Science gone wrong : fraud and other failures -- Science gone sideways : denialists, pseudoscientists, and other charlatans -- The case for the social sciences -- Valuing science. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2018037628 |
| ISBN | 9780262039833 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0262039834 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Standard identifier# | 40029041468 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175.5 .M3955 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |