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UNINA9910817990703321 |
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Bridgstock Martin <1948-> |
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Beyond belief : skepticism, science and the paranormal / / Martin Bridgstock [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
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1-107-20770-3 |
0-511-84959-1 |
1-282-65138-2 |
9786612651380 |
0-511-68957-8 |
0-511-69105-X |
0-511-69217-X |
0-511-69031-2 |
0-511-68882-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Parapsychology |
Parapsychology and science |
Skepticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references (p. 186-195) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The paranormal and why it matters -- The nature of science -- The paranormal -- Skepticism--from Socrates to Hume -- Modern skepticism -- Bringing skepticism down to earth -- Skepticism, ethics and survival -- Skepticism beyond the paranormal. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Whether ghosts, astrology or ESP, up to 80 per cent of the population believes in one or more aspects of the paranormal. Such beliefs are entertaining, and it is tempting to think of them as harmless. However, there is mounting evidence that paranormal beliefs can be dangerous - cases of children dying because parents rejected orthodox medicine in favour of alternative remedies, and 'psychics' who trade on the grief of the bereaved for personal profit and gain. Expenditure on the paranormal runs into billions of dollars each year. In Beyond Belief: |
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