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02405aam a2200373 i 4500 001 165A872CA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210428010042 008 200924s2021 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020042688 020 $a 0197555764 020 $a 9780197555767 035 $a (OCoLC)1198018488 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d OTP $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 082 00 $a 500 $2 23 100 1 $a Gordin, Michael D., $e author. 245 10 $a On the fringe : $b where science meets pseudoscience / $c Michael D. Gordin. 246 30 $a Where science meets pseudoscience 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 122 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Pseudoscience is not a real thing. The term is a negative category, always ascribed to somebody else's beliefs, not to characterize a doctrine one holds dear oneself. People who espouse fringe ideas never think of themselves as "pseudoscientists"; they think they are following the correct scientific doctrine, even if it is not mainstream. In that sense, there is no such thing as pseudoscience, just disagreements about what the right science is. This is a familiar phenomenon. No believer ever thinks she is a "heretic," for example, or an artist that he produces "bad art." Those are attacks presented by opponents. Yet pseudoscience is also real. The term of abuse is used quite frequently, sometimes even about ideas that are at the core of the scientific mainstream, and those labels have consequences. If the reputation of "pseudoscience" solidifies, then it is very hard for a doctrine to shed the bad reputation. The outcome is plenty of scorn and no legitimacy (or funding) to investigate one's theories. In this, "pseudoscience" is a lot like "heresy": if the label sticks, persecution follows -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Pseudoscience $x History. 941 $a 7 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214050011.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010021918.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220802015502.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20220721010144.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20211201010550.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20210504013525.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210428010644.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=165A872CA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search