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Pigliucci, Massimo. "Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science". Nonsense on Stilts, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018, pp. 17-40. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-003

Pigliucci, M. (2018). Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science. In Nonsense on Stilts (pp. 17-40). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-003

Pigliucci, M. 2018. Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science. Nonsense on Stilts. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 17-40. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-003

Pigliucci, Massimo. "Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science" In Nonsense on Stilts, 17-40. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-003

Pigliucci M. Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science. In: Nonsense on Stilts. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2018. p.17-40. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226496047-003

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the “Demarcation Problem” 1
Chapter One. Frustrating Conversations 6
Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science 17
Chapter Three. Almost Science 41
Chapter Four. Pseudoscience 73
Chapter Five. Blame the Media? 107
Chapter Six. Debates on Science 126
Chapter Seven. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy 156
Chapter Eight. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science 177
Chapter Nine. The Science Wars I 202
Chapter Ten. The Science Wars II 221
Chapter Eleven. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure 246
Chapter Twelve. Who’s Your Expert? 267
Conclusion. So, What Is Science after All? 288
Notes 293
Index 315

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Science versus Pseudoscience and the “Demarcation Problem” 1
Chapter One. Frustrating Conversations 6
Chapter Two. Hard Science, Soft Science 17
Chapter Three. Almost Science 41
Chapter Four. Pseudoscience 73
Chapter Five. Blame the Media? 107
Chapter Six. Debates on Science 126
Chapter Seven. From Superstition to Natural Philosophy 156
Chapter Eight. From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science 177
Chapter Nine. The Science Wars I 202
Chapter Ten. The Science Wars II 221
Chapter Eleven. The Problem and the (Possible) Cure 246
Chapter Twelve. Who’s Your Expert? 267
Conclusion. So, What Is Science after All? 288
Notes 293
Index 315

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