Science, superstition, education and the three storeys of a University
Author: Michael Gormann-Thelen
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9783893760503
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Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9783893760503
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Allen Morgan
Publisher: Argo Books
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780813008523
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Chynoweth Burnham
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →John Burnham studies the history of changing patterns in the dissemination, or "popularization," of scientific findings to the general public since 1830. Focusing on three different areas of science -- health, psychology, and the natural sciences -- Burnham explores the ways in which this process of popularization has deteriorated. He draws on evidence ranging from early lyceum lecturers to the new math and argues that today popular science is the functional equivalent of superstition.
Author: Paul R. Gross
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 1997-12-03
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 1421404877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The widely acclaimed response to the postmodernists attacks on science, with a new afterword. With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstition scientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions about the growing criticism of science by humanists and social scientists on the "academic left." This edition of Higher Superstition includes a new afterword by the authors.
Author: Stuart Vyse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-01-23
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 0192551310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author: Daniel Lee Kleinman
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 2000-09-28
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780791447086
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines restrictions and potentialities for public access to science and technology decision making.
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Science Education. Office of Program Integration
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
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