Where Science Meets Pseudoscience Gordin, Michael D. creator author text Electronic books. xx 2021 monographic eng 1 online resource (137 pages) Many people would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under the umbrella of pseudoscience - astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields "pseudo" and differentiates them from genuine science is a far more complex issue. On the Fringe explores the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation. Michael D. Gordin guides readers along a bewildering array of marginalized doctrines, focusing on some of the central debates about what science is and is not, and how such controversies have shifted over the centuries. On the Fringe provides a historical tour through various theories, providing readers with the tools to think deeply about scientific controversies both past and present. 1. The Demarcation Problem -- 2. Vestigial Sciences -- 3. Hyperpoliticized Sciences -- 4. Fighting “Establishment” Science -- 5. Mind over Matter -- 6. Controversy Is Inevitable -- 7. The Russian Questions -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index. Michael D. Gordin. ALA COVID Relief Fund Pseudoscience History Q172.5 .P77 .G673 2021 500 Gordin, Michael D. Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO,c2021 9780197555781 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6606493 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6606493 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6606493 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6606493 MiAaPQ 211129 20221021142503.0 EBC6606493 eng