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On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience

by Michael Gordin

Everyone has heard of the term “pseudoscience”, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella– astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields “pseudo” i

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication date

Apr 19, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

136

ISBN

9780197555767