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The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (The MIT Press) by McIntyre, Lee C is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (The MIT Press) about?
An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence. Attacks on science have become commonplace. Claims that climate change isn't settled science, that evolution is “only a theory,” and that scientists are conspiring to keep the truth about vaccines from the public are staples of some politicians' rhetorical repertoire. Defenders of science often point to its discoveries (penicillin! relativity!)
Who reads The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (The MIT Press)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- McIntyre, Lee C
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262039833
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Social Science
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (134 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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