The laws of physics provide principles defining what is possible - and not possible - in the physical world. This book examines and critiques many widely held pseudoscientific beliefs in light of these laws.
The Problems with Modern Science and How to Fix Them
Paul M. Sutter’s has had a long career in sciene, both in and out of academia. Sutter reveals a community that has come to disregard the broader public, is obsessed with winning grants, ignores political landmines, limits the entrance of minorities, and permits fraud in the pursuit of notoriety.
The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy
On December 20, 2005, a US district court in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled in Kitzmiller et al v Dover Area School Board that teaching Intelligent Design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This collection informs readers about the history of the debate.
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement which began in 17th century Europe and espoused an optimistic project. This title includes the contributions from the members of the Academy of Humanism are united in their conviction that the ideals of the Enlightenment must be preserved.
Materialism Versus Creationism from Antiquity to the Present
Illuminates the historical evolution of the materialist critique - that is, explaining the world in terms of itself - from antiquity onwards through engaging the work of Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Stephen Jay Gould, among others. This book offers tools to understand and defend critical and scientific reasoning.
Materialism Versus Creationism from Antiquity to the Present
Illuminates the historical evolution of the materialist critique - that is, explaining the world in terms of itself - from antiquity onwards through engaging the work of Plato, Aristotle, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Stephen Jay Gould, among others. This book offers empowering tools to understand and defend critical and scientific reasoning.
Illustrated with examples from the history of science, this book offers a different approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. It argues that, fallible and flawed as they are, the natural sciences have been among the most successful of human enterprises.
Illustrated with examples from the history of science, this work features an approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method and tackles important questions about science and its place in society.
Do polygraph tests really detect lies? Can memories be implanted? Is subliminal perception a reality? What is the relationship between science and belief?Experts in the fields of physical/biological science, psychology, philosophy, social science, and forensic science bring their perspectives to controversies that affect the way we think and how ......
