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Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience - by Caleb W Lack & Jacques Rousseau (Paperback)

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  • This unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popularpseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens.
  • Author(s): Caleb W Lack & Jacques Rousseau
  • 304 Pages
  • Psychology, Research & Methodology

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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.



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This unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popularpseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens. Rather than merely focusing on critical thinking, the text incorporates the perspectives ofpsychology, biology, physics, medicine, and other disciplines to reinforce different categories of rational explanation. Accessible and engaging, itdescribes what critical thinking is, why it is important, and how to learn and apply skills that promote it. The text also examines why critical thinkingcan 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 rangeof pseudoscientific fields and brings evidence from diverse disciplines to critically examine erroneous claims. Particularly timely is the text'Äôsexamination of how, using the narrative of today'Äôs 'Äúculture wars, 'Äù religion and culture impact science. The authors focus on how the human brain, rife withnatural biases, does not process information in a rational fashion, and the social factors that prevent individuals from gaining an unbiased, criticalperspective on information. Authored by a psychologist and a philosopher who have extensive experience teaching and writing on critical thinking andskeptical inquiry, this work will help students to strengthen their skills in reasoning and debate, become intelligent consumers of research, and makewell-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
  • Enlightens using an engaging, entertaining approach
  • Features teaching resources including an Instructor'Äôs Guide and PowerPoint slides
Dimensions (Overall): 9.9 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Research & Methodology
Genre: Psychology
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Caleb W Lack & Jacques Rousseau
Language: English
Street Date: March 8, 2016
TCIN: 87375762
UPC: 9780826194190
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-2747
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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