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This brief, inexpensive text helps the reader to think critically, using examples from the weird claims and beliefs that abound in our culture to demonstrate the sound evaluation of any claim. The authors focus on types of logical arguments and proofs, making How to Think about Weird Things a versatile supplement for logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, or any other science appreciation courses. Students that choose the VitalBook version of this title have access to powerful digital learning tools. Students can share notes with others, customize the appearance and layout of the content, and organize all their digital course materials from a single program. VitalSource is a downloadable eBook. Students can install their eBook on up to two machines. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- ONE: Introduction: Close Encounters with the Strange
- TWO: The Possibility of the Impossible
- THREE: Arguments Good, Bad, and Weird
- FOUR: Knowledge, Belief, and Evidence
- FIVE: Looking for Truth in Personal Experience
- SIX: Science and Its Pretenders
- SEVEN: Case Studies in the Extraordinary
- EIGHT: Relativism, Truth, and Reality
- EPILOGUE: Mysteries in Perspective
- Back Matter
