The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience

by Lee McIntyre

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An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence.

Attacks on science have become commonplace. Claims that climate change isn't settled science, that evolution is "only a theory," and that scientists are conspiring to keep the truth about vaccines from the public are staples of some politicians' rhetorical repertoire. Defenders of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262039834

ISBN13:9780262039833

Release Date:January 2019

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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