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The problem with pseudoscience
Author(s) -
Gordin Michael D
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201744870
Subject(s) - pseudoscience , surprise , shadow (psychology) , obligation , antithesis , point (geometry) , library science , sociology , computer science , epistemology , psychology , law , philosophy , political science , psychoanalysis , geometry , mathematics , communication , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Pseudoscience has been the bane of science since the latter became a professional activity. Rather than dismissing it as wrong, the more efficient way of dealing with pseudoscience's false claims is to stress the nature of science itself with all its problems and pitfalls.