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Science in an age of unreason / John Staddon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staddon, J. E. R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Secular humanism.
- Science--Political aspects.
- Science--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Religion and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 286 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Regnery Gateway, [2022]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Part 1. Evolution. Has secular humanism made science a religion? ; Science and faith. Can morality be deduced from the facts of science? ; Science and faith. Darwin to the rescue? ; Was Darwin wrong or just misunderstood?
- Part. 2. The profession. Are we losing our way? ; Scientific publishing ; Peer review and 'the natural selection of bad science'
- Part 3. Climate change. Is the climate warming? Is there more extreme weather? ; Carbon dioxide and the AGW hypothesis
- Part 4. Social science. Killing the messenger ; The devolution of social science. How the fragmentation of sociology has led to absurdity ; Contemporary sociology. Race and ethnic studies ; Systemic racism. What do racial disparities really mean? ; Lysenko Redivivus
- Part 5. History of science. Neutral-or not? ; Historians of science or political journalists?
- Epilogue
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-277) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781684513239 (electronic bk.)
- 1684513235 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031951523
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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