The Demon-Haunted World
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- Titel: The Demon-Haunted World : Science as a Candle in the Dark / Carl Sagan
- Person(en): Sagan, Carl
- Sprache: Englisch
- Originalsprache: Englisch
- Umfang: 1 online resource
- Erschienen: New York : Ballantine Books, 2011
- ISBN/Preis: 9780307801043 (electronic bk)
- Schlagwörter: Nonfiction ; Science ; Electronic books
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Inhalt: "A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." Los Angeles Times"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing." The Washington Post Book WorldHow can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age,...
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