Can I read Philosophy of Pseudoscience : Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem on EtoBox?

Philosophy of Pseudoscience : Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem by Massimo Pigliucci (editor); Maarten Boudry (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Philosophy of Pseudoscience : Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem about?

"A remarkable contribution to one of the most vexing problems in science: the 'demarcation' problem, or how to distinguish science from nonscience." —Francisco J. Ayala, author of Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? In this volume, the contributors seek to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as "the demarcation problem." This issue has a long history in philosophy, stretching as far back as the early twentieth century and the work of Karl Popper. But by the late 1980s, scholars in the field began to treat the demarcation problem as impossible to solve and futile to ponder. However, the essays that Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry have assembled in this volume make a rousing case for the unequivocal importance of reflecting on the separation between pseudoscience and sound science. Moreover, the demarcation problem is not a purely theoretical dilemma of mere academic interest: it affects parents' decisions to vaccinate children and governments' willingness to adopt policies that prevent climate change. Pseudoscience often mimics science, using the superficial language and t

Who reads Philosophy of Pseudoscience : Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem?

Author

Massimo Pigliucci (editor); Maarten Boudry (editor)

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299737631

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, History

Rating

3.87 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13