Park Superstition

Belief in the Age of Science
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2877-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Park, Robert L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Lessons from a tree vii
CHAPTER ONE: A BIGGER PRIZE 1
In which we discover scientists of faith
CHAPTER TWO: THE SECRET OF LIFE 23
In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives
CHAPTER THREE: MIRACLE AT COLUMBIA 56
In which both sides pray for victory
CHAPTER FOUR: GIVING UP THE GHOST 79
In which we search for the soul
CHAPTER FIVE: THE SILENT ARMY 93
In which we search for an afterlife
CHAPTER SIX: THE TSUNAMI GOD 104
In which the innocent suffer
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE NEW AGE 116
In which anything goes
CHAPTER EIGHT: SCHRÖDINGER'S GRAVE 129
In which quantum mysticism is found to be superstition
CHAPTER NINE: THE BARBARY DUCK 142
In which the body heals itself
CHAPTER TEN: THE DEER 161
In which the placebo effect is explained
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MORAL LAW 188
In which we instinctively know right from wrong
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE LAST BUTTERFLY 202
In which there is no place else to go
Bibliography 217
Index 221

Über Autor(innen)

Robert L. Park is professor of physics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud.