Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains /
This 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 tex...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York, NY :
Springer Publishing Company, LLC,
[2016]
|
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why do we need critical thinking?
- What is science?
- What is pseudoscience?[mo2]
- What is critical thinking?
- Why can't we trust our brains?
- Why can't we trust our world?
- Aliens, abductions, and UFOs
- Psychic powers & talking to the dead
- Unknown animals and cryptozoology
- Evaluating health claims in alternative medicine
- Alternative medicine for physical health
- Pseudoscience in mental health
- The relationship between science & religion
- Conclusions & recommendations.