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This unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popular pseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens. Rather than merely focusing on critical thinking grounded in philosophy and psychology, the text incorporates the perspectives of biology, physics, medicine, and other disciplines to reinforce different categories of rational explanation. The book is also distinguished by its respectful approach to individuals whose ideas are, according to the authors, deeply flawed. Accessible and engaging, it describes what critical thinking is, why it is important, and how to learn and apply skills--using scientific methods--that promote it. The text also examines why critical thinking can be difficult to engage in and explores the psychological and social reasons why people are drawn to and find credence in extraordinary claims. From alien abductions and psychic phenomena to strange creatures and unsupported alternative medical treatments, the text uses examples from a wide range of pseudoscience fields and brings evidence from diverse disciplines to critically examine these erroneous claims. Particularly timely is the text's examination of how, using the narrative of today's "culture wars," religion and culture impact science. The authors focus on how the human brain, rife with natural biases, does not process information in a rational fashion, and the social factors that prevent individuals from gaining an unbiased, critical perspective on information. Authored by a psychologist and a philosopher who have extensive experience teaching and writing on critical thinking and skeptical inquiry, this work will help students to strengthen their skills in reasoning and debate, become intelligent consumers of research, and make well-informed choices as citizens. Key Features: Addresses the foundations of critical thinking and how to apply it through the popular activity of examining pseudoscience Explains why humans are vulnerable to pseudoscientific claims and how critical thinking can overcome fallacies and biases Reinforces critical thinking through multidisciplinary analyses of pseudoscience Examines how religion and culture impact science Enlightens using an engaging, entertaining approach Written by experienced and innovative scholar/educators well known in the skeptic community Features teaching resources including an Instructor's Guide and Powepoint slides

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Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0826194192
ISBN-13
9780826194190
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219212866

Product Key Features

Book Title
Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience : Why We Can't Trust Our Brains
Author
Caleb w. Lack, Jacques Rousseau
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Research & Methodology, Religion & Science
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Psychology, Religion, Science
Number of Pages
280 Pages

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Lc Classification Number
Bf441
Table of Content
Section I: Understanding Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience Chapter 1: Why Do We Need Critical Thinking? Chapter 2: What is Science? Chapter 3: What is Pseudoscience? Chapter 4: What is Critical Thinking? Chapter 5: How Do We Use Critical Thinking? Chapter 6: Why Can't We Trust Our Brains? Chapter 7: Why Can't We Trust Our World? Section II: Applying Critical Thinking to Pseudoscience Claims Chapter 8: Extraterrestrial Life and Alien Abductions Chapter 9: Ghosts and Hauntings Chapter 10: ESP and Mediumship Chapter 11: Cryptozoology Chapter 12: Alternative Medicine for Physical Illness Chapter 13: Alternative Treatments for Mental Illness Chapter 14: Historical Revisionism Chapter 15: Conspiracy Theories Chapter 16: Conclusion
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-040040
Dewey Decimal
153.4/2
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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