Pseudoscience Extraordinary Claims

von Smith

432 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity. - Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike - Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications - Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker's Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more - Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim< - Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims - Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9781405181235
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.09.2009
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons