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The problem with pseudoscience

2017/08/09 by Michael D. Gordin · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Medicine · Psychology · #Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Pseudoscience #Surprise #Shadow (psychology) #Obligation #Antithesis #Point (geometry) #Library science #Sociology #Computer science #Epistemology #Psychology #Law #Philosophy #Political science #Psychoanalysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.15252/embr.201744870

openalex publication_date 2017/08/09 · openalex created_date 2017/08/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Pseudoscience has been the bane of science since the latter became a professional activity. Rather than dismissing it as wrong, the more efficient way of dealing with pseudoscience's false claims is to stress the nature of science itself with all its problems and pitfalls.\n\n

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