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Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero
| Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero |
| Autore | Loxton Daniel <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 001.944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cryptozoology
Animals, Mythical Pseudoscience |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-52681-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: SHOW ME THE BODY -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Cryptozoology: Real science or pseudoscience? -- 2. Bigfoot: The sasquatch -- 3. The Yeti: The abominable snowman -- 4. Nessie: The loch ness monster -- 5. The evolution of the sea serpent: From hippocamp to cadborosaurus -- 6. Mokele mbembe: The congo dinosaur -- 7. Why do people believe in monsters? The complexity of cryptozoology -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463117403321 |
Loxton Daniel <1975->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero
| Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero |
| Autore | Loxton Daniel <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 411 pages) |
| Disciplina | 001.944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cryptozoology
Animals, Mythical Pseudoscience |
| ISBN | 0-231-52681-4 |
| Classificazione | WH 5000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cryptozoology : Real science or pseudoscience? -- Bigfoot : The sasquatch -- The yeti : The abominable snowman -- Nessie : The Loch Ness monster -- The evolution of the sea serpent : From hippocamp to cadborosaurus --Mokele mbembe : The Congo dinosaur -- Why do people believe in monsters? : The complexity of cryptozoology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787560003321 |
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Loxton Daniel <1975->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero
| Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero |
| Autore | Loxton Daniel <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 411 pages) |
| Disciplina | 001.944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cryptozoology
Animals, Mythical Pseudoscience |
| ISBN | 0-231-52681-4 |
| Classificazione | WH 5000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cryptozoology : Real science or pseudoscience? -- Bigfoot : The sasquatch -- The yeti : The abominable snowman -- Nessie : The Loch Ness monster -- The evolution of the sea serpent : From hippocamp to cadborosaurus --Mokele mbembe : The Congo dinosaur -- Why do people believe in monsters? : The complexity of cryptozoology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808631203321 |
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Loxton Daniel <1975->
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal
| Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal |
| Autore | Sokal Alan D. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (882 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Evidence Pseudoscience |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-152884-6
0-19-162334-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Social Text Affair; 1 The parody, annotated; 2 Transgressing the boundaries: An afterword; 3 Truth, reason, objectivity, and the Left; 4 Science studies: Less than meets the eye; 5 What the Social Text affair does and does not prove; Part II: Science and Philosophy; 6 Cognitive relativism in the philosophy of science; 7 Defense of a modest scientific realism; Part III: Science and Culture; 8 Pseudoscience and postmodernism: Antagonists or fellow-travelers?; 9 Religion, politics and survival
10 Epilogue: Epistemology and ethicsIndex; Footnotes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461670903321 |
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Sokal Alan D. <1955->
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal
| Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal |
| Autore | Sokal Alan D. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (882 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Evidence Pseudoscience |
| ISBN |
0-19-152884-6
0-19-162334-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Social Text Affair; 1 The parody, annotated; 2 Transgressing the boundaries: An afterword; 3 Truth, reason, objectivity, and the Left; 4 Science studies: Less than meets the eye; 5 What the Social Text affair does and does not prove; Part II: Science and Philosophy; 6 Cognitive relativism in the philosophy of science; 7 Defense of a modest scientific realism; Part III: Science and Culture; 8 Pseudoscience and postmodernism: Antagonists or fellow-travelers?; 9 Religion, politics and survival
10 Epilogue: Epistemology and ethicsIndex; Footnotes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790029403321 |
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Sokal Alan D. <1955->
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal
| Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / / Alan Sokal |
| Autore | Sokal Alan D. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (882 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Evidence Pseudoscience |
| ISBN |
0-19-152884-6
0-19-162334-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Social Text Affair; 1 The parody, annotated; 2 Transgressing the boundaries: An afterword; 3 Truth, reason, objectivity, and the Left; 4 Science studies: Less than meets the eye; 5 What the Social Text affair does and does not prove; Part II: Science and Philosophy; 6 Cognitive relativism in the philosophy of science; 7 Defense of a modest scientific realism; Part III: Science and Culture; 8 Pseudoscience and postmodernism: Antagonists or fellow-travelers?; 9 Religion, politics and survival
10 Epilogue: Epistemology and ethicsIndex; Footnotes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815899803321 |
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Sokal Alan D. <1955->
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conversations about History, Volume 1
| Conversations about History, Volume 1 |
| Autore | Burton Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | Ideas Roadshow Collections |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Pseudoscience |
| ISBN |
1-77170-184-6
1-77170-102-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Textual Note -- Preface -- Enlightened Entrepreneurialism -- A conversation with Margaret Jacob -- Introduction -- I. Historical Origins -- II. Decrypting Newton -- III. Beyond the Numbers -- IV. Apprenticeship -- V. Religion and Geography -- VI. Theory vs. Practice -- VII. Lessons Learned? -- VIII. History Today -- IX. Past and Future -- X. Righting Wrongs, Slowly -- Continuing the Conversation -- Science and Pseudoscience -- A conversation with Michael Gordin -- Introduction -- I. A Counterculture Hero -- II. An Ideal Case -- III. The Lysenko Lesson -- IV. A Freudian Cosmology -- V. Enter Einstein -- VI. Responses and Reactions -- VII. Digging In -- VIII. Science vs. Pseudoscience -- IX. Fringe Benefits -- X. Learning From History -- XI. Anthropic Digression -- XII. Better Science? -- Continuing the Conversation -- The Consolations of History -- A conversation with Teofilo Ruiz -- Introduction -- I. The Terror of History -- II. Becoming a Historian -- III. Historical Ruminations -- IV. Progress? -- V. Connecting -- VI. Looking Ahead -- Continuing the Conversation -- Herculaneum Uncovered -- A conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill -- Introduction -- I. What We Know -- II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie -- III. Exploring Roman Society -- IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii -- V. The Future of the Past -- Continuing the Conversation -- Embracing Complexity -- A conversation with David Cannadine -- Introduction -- I. Finding One's Historical Feet -- II. The Art of Biography -- III. The Undivided Past -- IV. Transcending Parochialism -- V. Categorical Examinations -- VI. Historical Broadening -- VII. What to Do, Part I -- VIII. What to Do, Part II -- Continuing the Conversation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794657703321 |
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Burton Howard
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| Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conversations about History, Volume 1
| Conversations about History, Volume 1 |
| Autore | Burton Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | Ideas Roadshow Collections |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Pseudoscience |
| ISBN |
1-77170-184-6
1-77170-102-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Textual Note -- Preface -- Enlightened Entrepreneurialism -- A conversation with Margaret Jacob -- Introduction -- I. Historical Origins -- II. Decrypting Newton -- III. Beyond the Numbers -- IV. Apprenticeship -- V. Religion and Geography -- VI. Theory vs. Practice -- VII. Lessons Learned? -- VIII. History Today -- IX. Past and Future -- X. Righting Wrongs, Slowly -- Continuing the Conversation -- Science and Pseudoscience -- A conversation with Michael Gordin -- Introduction -- I. A Counterculture Hero -- II. An Ideal Case -- III. The Lysenko Lesson -- IV. A Freudian Cosmology -- V. Enter Einstein -- VI. Responses and Reactions -- VII. Digging In -- VIII. Science vs. Pseudoscience -- IX. Fringe Benefits -- X. Learning From History -- XI. Anthropic Digression -- XII. Better Science? -- Continuing the Conversation -- The Consolations of History -- A conversation with Teofilo Ruiz -- Introduction -- I. The Terror of History -- II. Becoming a Historian -- III. Historical Ruminations -- IV. Progress? -- V. Connecting -- VI. Looking Ahead -- Continuing the Conversation -- Herculaneum Uncovered -- A conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill -- Introduction -- I. What We Know -- II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie -- III. Exploring Roman Society -- IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii -- V. The Future of the Past -- Continuing the Conversation -- Embracing Complexity -- A conversation with David Cannadine -- Introduction -- I. Finding One's Historical Feet -- II. The Art of Biography -- III. The Undivided Past -- IV. Transcending Parochialism -- V. Categorical Examinations -- VI. Historical Broadening -- VII. What to Do, Part I -- VIII. What to Do, Part II -- Continuing the Conversation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817684403321 |
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Burton Howard
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| Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains / / Caleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale
| Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains / / Caleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale |
| Autore | Lack Caleb W. <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Critical thinking
Pseudoscience |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-9426-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Brains, Hearts, Guts, and Genitals; Preface; Reference; Acknowledgments; Share Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience: Why We Can't Trust Our Brains; Chapter 1: Why Do We Need Critical Thinking?; Knowledge and Empowerment; Justification; Relativism; If Actions Matter, Beliefs Do Too; Opinions, Beliefs, and Knowledge; Opinions and Beliefs; Knowledge; Justification of Beliefs; What's the Point of Critical Thinking?; The High-Ground Answer; The Middle-Ground Answer; The Low-Ground Answer; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References
Chapter 2: What Is Science?Hype Versus Hypotheses; Science: Not Always "Common Sense"; What Is Science?; Building Blocks of the Scientific Method; Scientific Reasoning; An Example; Induction and Deduction; Verification and Falsification; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References; Chapter 3: What Is Pseudoscience?; Why Is this a Problem?; The Demarcation Problem; Tips for Identifying Pseudoscience; Sensationalism and Oversimplification; Press Releases, Jargon, and "Churnalism"; Conflicts of Interest; Anecdotal Evidence; Small and/or Unrepresentative Sample Sizes; Cherry-Picking No Control Group, No Blind Testing; The Limits of Science; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References; Chapter 4: What Is Critical Thinking?; What Is a Skeptic?; Optimal, Not Perfect, Decisions; The Space of Reasons; Argument and Argumentation; Arguments and Nonarguments; A Global Debate; Critical Thinking-A Skeptic's Guide; Extraordinary Claims; Falsifiability; Occam's Razor and Ruling Out Rival Hypotheses; Fallacies; Engaging With Fallacies; Induction Versus Deduction; Logic and Truth Preservation; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References Chapter 5: Why Can't We Trust Our Brains?The Logically Illogical Brain; Confirmation Bias; Belief Perseverance; Hindsight Bias; Representative Heuristic; Availability Heuristic; Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristics; Getting Something from Nothing; Backmasking; The Face of a Martian; Religious Imagery in Unusual Places; Sports Curses and Jinxes; Seeing Because of Believing; Backmasking Unmasked; Jesus, Martian, and Joseph!; Statistical Unjinxing; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References; Chapter 6: Why Can't We Trust Our World?; Confirmation Bias and Motivated Reasoning The Backfire Effect; Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers; Moral Panics and Dietary Hyperbole; Is Sugar Addictive?; Pressure to Publish Scientific Research and Press Releases; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References; Chapter 7: Aliens, Abductions, and UFOs; Life Outside of Earth; Aliens Throughout History; Betty and Barney Hill's Abduction; Critical Thinking About Abduction Claims; Ancient Aliens and Modern Crashes; Conclusions; Questions for Reflection; References; Chapter 8: Psychic Powers and Talking to the Dead; Types of Psychic Powers; PSI Research and the Rise of Parapsychology Critically Examining PSI Positive Research |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465970103321 |
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Lack Caleb W. <1978->
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| New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains / / Caleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale
| Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains / / Caleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale |
| Autore | Lack Caleb W. <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Critical thinking
Pseudoscience |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-9426-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910537274503321 |
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Lack Caleb W. <1978->
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| New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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