Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time / Michael Shermer; foreword by Stephen Jay Gould

Shermer, Michael

ISBN 10: 0716730901 / ISBN 13: 9780716730903

Published by New York: W.H. Freeman & Co, 1997

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 306 p.: ill.; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-293) and index. Subjects: Belief and doubt. Truthfulness and falsehood. Creationism. Holocaust denial. Pseudoscience.Parapsychology. History.Creative ability in science. Genre: Science. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time / Michael Shermer; foreword by Stephen Jay Gould
• Publisher: New York: W.H. Freeman & Co
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716730901
• ISBN 13: 9780716730903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis

A survey of a range of irrationalisms, with explanations of their empirical and logical flaws. The book describes the differences between science and pseudo-science, and goes on to describe and critique popular contemporary irrationalisms, UFOs, Holocaust denial and Satanic cult conspiracies.

Review

"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science."
--Jared Diamond, author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel"
"Splendid."
--"Vanity Fair"

This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science. Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel

Splendid. "Vanity Fair""

This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science. Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel

Splendid. Vanity Fair

"

"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel

"Splendid." --Vanity Fair