Martin Gardner: On the Wild Side

Cover: 9781591021155 | On the Wild Side | Martin Gardner | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2004

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"I have always been intrigued by fringe science," writes Martin Gardner in the preface to this book, "perhaps for the same reason that I enjoy freak shows and circuses. Pseudoscientists, especially the extreme cranks, are fascinating creatures for psychological study. Moreover, I have found that one of the best ways to learn something about any branch of science is to find out where its crackpots go wrong."A unique combination of horse sense and drollery has made Martin Gardner the undisputed dean of the critics of pseudoscience. This bountiful collection of essays and articles will be wholeheartedly greeted by Gardner's fans, as well as by new [...] collection of articles - many of which first appeared in the Skeptical Inquirer, the New York Review of Books, and Free Inquiry - explores pseudoscience and strange religious beliefs with the author's trademark wit and verve. Destined to be a classic of skeptical literature, this book covers a wide range of topics - including UFOs, rainmaking, ghosts, the Big Bang, ESP, Oral Roberts, as well as the early history of spiritualism and today's bizarre "trance channeling" cults.

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By Martin Gardner

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Fachbereich:	Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781591021155
ISBN-10:	1591021154
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Gardner, Martin
Hersteller:	Prometheus
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Martin Gardner
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.01.2004
Gewicht:	0,33 kg