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100 1 _aGordin, Michael D.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aOn the Fringe :
_bWhere Science Meets Pseudoscience /
_cMichael D. Gordin.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press USA - OSO,
_c2021.
264 4 _c©2021.
300 _a1 online resource (137 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aALA COVID Relief Fund
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aMany 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _9154560
_aPseudoscience.
_xHistory.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aGordin, Michael D.
_tOn the Fringe
_dOxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO,c2021
_z9780197555767
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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