Science, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking - 9781138300767

Taylor & Francis

Science, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical ThinkingWhy the Differences Matter\nAuthor(s): Gershon Ben-Shakhar, Marianna Barr\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138300767, 978-1138300767\nSynopsis\nScience, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking shines an unforgiving light on popular and lucrative miraculous practices that promise to offer answers during times of trouble. Throughout the book, the authors unfold the fallacies underlying these practices, as well as consumers need and desire to believe in them. \n\nAdopting a scientific approach, the book critically evaluates research into cold-reading practices, such as those that claim to be able to communicate with the afterlife or posess supernatural powers, before considering a range of pseudo-sciences including graphology and polygraph interrogation, exposing the pretensions of these practices in a clear and logical fashion. The book seeks to enco.