Science, Pseudo-Science and Society de Marsha Hanen, Margaret Osler, Robert Weyant - 1980-08-25

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1980-08-25. Paperback. Like New.

Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier University Press for The Calgary Institue for the Humanities, 1980 First printing in trade paperback. 303 pp. Notes. Minor rubbing to the covers. Very Good.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1980-08-25. Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. This volume collects the papers presented at a conference on "Science, Pseudo-science and Society," sponsored by the Calgary Institute for the Humanities and held at the University of Calgary, May 10-12, 1979. More than many such collections, this one preserves some trace of the intellectual excitement which surrounded this gathering of scholars. A primary inspiration for the symposium on "Science, Pseudoscience, and Society" was a growing awareness of the crucial role the study of pseudo-science plays in the areas of contemporary scholarship which are concerned with the nature of science and its relationship to broader social issues. This volume is organized around three major questions concerning the relationships among science, pseudo-science, and society. The papers in the first section address the question of whether it is possible to draw a sharp demarcation between science and pseudo-science and what the criteria of that… Leer más

Calgary Inst for the Humanities, 1980. Paperback. New. 314 pages. 8.98x5.98x0.67 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.