{"product_id":"science-or-pseudoscience-9780252072161","title":"Science or Pseudoscience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores how examining anomalies have profited humankind and restores the respectability - and necessity - of such pursuits in an overview of science and the pursuit of the unknown. This title discusses anomalies such as archaeoastronomy (e.g., Stonehenge) and bioelectromagnetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Bauer] is admirably suited to discuss the similarities and differences between the sciences -- especially the physical sciences -- and subjects that have been labeled pseudoscience, voodoo science, heretical science, and mysticism... Bauer's treatment is calm and civilized, and although one may disagree on where on a science-pseudoscience continuum a particular anomaly may lie, one cannot but respect Bauer's position.\" -- Russell F. Trimble, Science Books \u0026amp; Films \"Bauer develops persuasive arguments for anomalistics, including the historical studies. Its various topics attract popular interest and generate important issues for science studies. It is a useful subject in university courses, as it encourages students to think for themselves rather than following authority.\" -- Alex Dolby, British Journal for the History of Science ADVANCE PRAISE \"A well-conceived, nobly motivated work that will be widely referenced in the future. Professor Bauer is extraordinarily perceptive, intelligent, fair to a fault, yet unafraid to challenge the sacred cows of science, personal and public gullibility, and any form of exploitative motivation on either side of the issue. His is a courageous, probably unpopular, possibly even ominous message that desperately needs to be expressed.\" -- Robert G. Jahn, coauthor of Margins of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036837609815,"sku":"9780252072161","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252072161.jpg?v=1750932707","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-or-pseudoscience-9780252072161","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}