A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andrea Schmidt ; i...
A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andrea Schmidt ; i...
A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andrea Schmidt ; illustrations by Charb.
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Publisher
New York : Seven Stories ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2008, c2007.
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Date
2008, c2007.
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N121.6/15
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Language
English
French
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Physical Description
Physical content
335 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Some Indispensable Tools for Critical Thinking -- 1. Language -- 2. Mathematics: Those Who Refuse to Be Conned, Count! -- Pt. 2. On the Justification of Belief -- 3. Personal Experience 171 Introduction -- 4. Empirical and Experimental Science -- 5. The Media -- Appendix. Independent Media Gu...
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Publisher
New York : Seven Stories ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2008, c2007.
Edition
Seven Stories Press 1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008, c2007.
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Summary
"What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon - from politics to advertising, from mysticism to news reporting. This book gives us important tools to hel...
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A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andrea Schmidt ; illustrations by Charb.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Translated from the French.
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Other version (online)
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N121.6/15
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74VM8rgkd8xZ
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ISBN
1583227652 (pbk.) :
9781583227657 (pbk.) :
DDC
121.6
MMS ID
991000179159702626
