LEADER 04862nam 2200577 450 001 9910537274503321 005 20220316030931.0 010 $a0-8261-9426-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000614837 035 $a(EBL)4442409 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001627818 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16370025 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001627818 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14807887 035 $a(PQKB)11079096 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4442409 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4442409 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11171411 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL903245 035 $a(OCoLC)944248829 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000614837 100 $a20160610h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCritical thinking, science, and pseudoscience $ewhy we can't trust our brains /$fCaleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cSpringer Publishing Company,$d2016. 210 4$d©2016 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8261-9419-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. Why Do We Need Critical Thinking? -- 2. What Is Science? -- 3. What Is Pseudoscience? -- 4. What Is Critical Thinking? -- 5. Why Can?t We Trust Our Brains? -- 6. Why Can?t We Trust Our World? -- 7. Aliens, Abductions, and UFOs -- 8. Psychic Powers and Talking to the Dead -- 9. Unknown Animals and Cryptozoology -- 10. Evaluating Health Claims in Alternative Medicine -- 11. Alternative Medicine for Physical Health -- 12. Pseudoscience in Mental Health -- 13. The Relationship Between Science and Religion -- 14. Conclusions and Recommendations 330 $aThis unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popular pseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens. Rather than merely focusing on critical thinking grounded in philosophy and psychology, the text incorporates the perspectives of biology, physics, medicine, and other disciplines to reinforce different categories of rational explanation. The book is also distinguished by its respectful approach to individuals whose ideas are, according to the authors, deeply flawed. Accessible and engaging, it describes what critical thinking is, why it is important, and how to learn and apply skillsóusing scientific methods--that promote it. The text also examines why critical thinking can be difficult to engage in and explores the psychological and social reasons why people are drawn to and find credence in extraordinary claims. From alien abductions and psychic phenomena to strange creatures and unsupported alternative medical treatments, the text uses examples from a wide range of pseudoscience fields and brings evidence from diverse disciplines to critically examine these erroneous claims. Particularly timely is the text's examination of how, using the narrative of today's "culture wars," religion and culture impact science. The authors focus on how the human brain, rife with natural biases, does not process information in a rational fashion, and the social factors that prevent individuals from gaining an unbiased, critical perspective on information. Authored by a psychologist and a philosopher who have extensive experience teaching and writing on critical thinking and skeptical inquiry, this work will help students to strengthen their skills in reasoning and debate, become intelligent consumers of research, and make well-informed choices as citizens. Key Features: Addresses the foundations of critical thinking and how to apply it through the popular activity of examining pseudoscience Explains why humans are vulnerable to pseudoscientific claims and how critical thinking can overcome fallacies and biases Reinforces critical thinking through multidisciplinary analyses of pseudoscience Examines how religion and culture impact science Enlightens using an engaging, entertaining approach Written by experienced and innovative scholar/educators well known in the skeptic community Features teaching resources including an Instructor's Guide and Powepoint slides 606 $aCritical thinking 606 $aPseudoscience 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCritical thinking. 615 0$aPseudoscience. 676 $a153.4/2 700 $aLack$b Caleb W.$f1978-$01192494 702 $aRousseau$b Jacques 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910537274503321 996 $aCritical thinking, science, and pseudoscience$92759659 997 $aUNINA