The Demon-Haunted World - Hardcover

Sagan, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039453512X ISBN 13: 9780394535128

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Explores the role of science in destroying prejudice and hysteria and in uncovering the truth about the world in which we live, refuting the argument that science destroys spirituality and explaining how scientific thinking safeguards democratic institutions. 100,000 first printing. Tour.

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Review:

Carl Sagan muses on the current state of scientific thought, which offers him marvellous opportunities to entertain us with his own childhood experiences, the newspaper morgues, UFO stories and the assorted flotsam and jetsam of pseudoscience. Along the way he debunks alien abduction, faith-healing and channelling, refutes the arguments that science destroys spirituality, and provides a "baloney detection kit" for thinking through political, social, religious and other issues.

Review:

"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought."--Los Angeles Times

"Powerful . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing."--The Washington Post Book World

"Compelling."--USA Today

"A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity."--The Sciences

"Passionate."--San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 039453512X
• ISBN 13: 9780394535128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 457