Superstition : belief in the age of science / Robert L. Park.
Superstition : belief in the age of science / Robert L. Park.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
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N215/157
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English
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215, [4] p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction. Lessons from a tree -- Ch. 1. A Bigger Prize: In which we discover scientists of faith -- Ch. 2. The Secret of Life: In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives -- Ch. 3. Miracle At Columbia: In which both sides pray for victory -- Ch. 4. Giving Up the Ghost: In...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
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1st ed.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c2008.
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CONTROVERSIAL KNOWLEDGE. From uttering a prayer before boarding a plane, to exploring past lives through hypnosis, has superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture? Robert Park, the best-selling author of Voodoo Science, argues that it has. In "Superstition", Park asks why people persist in superstitious convictions long after science has...
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Superstition : belief in the age of science / Robert L. Park.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217-219]) and index.
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c2008.
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N215/157
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74VvD42w3eBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvD42w3eBA
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ISBN
0691133557 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691133553 (cloth : alk. paper)
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215
MMS ID
991005058259702626
