Defending science--within reason : between scientism and cynicism / Susan Haack.
Defending science--within reason : between scientism and cynicism / Susan Haack.
Defending science--within reason : between scientism and cynicism / Susan Haack.
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.
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2003.
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N501/367
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English
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411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Neither Sacred nor a Confidence Trick: The Critical Common-Sensist Manifesto -- Ch. 2. Nail Soup: A Brief, Opinionated History of the Old Deferentialism -- Ch. 3. Clues to the Puzzle of Scientific Evidence: A More-So Story -- Ch. 4. The Long Arm of Common Sense: Instead of a Theory of Scienti...
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"This book explores the complexities of scientific evidence and the multifarious ways in which the sciences have refined and amplified the methods of everyday, empirical inquiry; articulates the ways in which the social sciences are like the natural sciences, and the ways in which they are different; disentangles the confusions of radical rhetorici...
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Defending science--within reason : between scientism and cynicism / Susan Haack.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-388) and index.
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1591021170 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781591021179 (acid-free paper)
1591021170 (acid-free paper)
9781591021179 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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501
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991016882989702626
