Science or Pseudoscience

Magnetic Healing, Psychic Phenomena, and Other Heterodoxies

By: Henry H. Bauer

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Paperback | 13 September 2004

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Although many pundits attempt to draw a clear line separating the endeavors of science from those of "pseudoscience," Henry H. Bauer's Science or Pseudoscience reveals that the distinction is both equivocal and misleading. Setting aside science's snowy mantle of truth, pseudoscience - or anomalistics - is presented not as the opposite of science, but as something that develops parallel to it.
Science or Pseudoscience explores the diffuse and porous borders between orthodoxy and scientific heresy. A scientist himself, Bauer points out that some phenomena that have turned out to be spurious, such as polywater, were for a time taken quite seriously by respected members of the scientific community. Other anomalies, such as ball lightning and meteorites, were dismissed by many scientists but turned out to be legitimate discoveries.
Reminding us that geniuses are cranks who happen to be right while cranks may be geniuses who happen to be wrong, Science or Pseudoscience offers a measured and thoughtful assessment of many volatile debates.

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''[Bauer] is admirably suited to discuss the similarities and differences between the sciences -- especially the physical sciences -- and subjects that have been labeled pseudoscience, voodoo science, heretical science, and mysticism... Bauer's treatment is calm and civilized, and although one may disagree on where on a science-pseudoscience continuum a particular anomaly may lie, one cannot but respect Bauer's position.'' -- Russell F. Trimble, Science Books & Films ''Bauer develops persuasive arguments for anomalistics, including the historical studies. Its various topics attract popular interest and generate important issues for science studies. It is a useful subject in university courses, as it encourages students to think for themselves rather than following authority.'' -- Alex Dolby, British Journal for the History of Science ADVANCE PRAISE ''A well-conceived, nobly motivated work that will be widely referenced in the future. Professor Bauer is extraordinarily perceptive, intelligent, fair to a fault, yet unafraid to challenge the sacred cows of science, personal and public gullibility, and any form of exploitative motivation on either side of the issue. His is a courageous, probably unpopular, possibly even ominous message that desperately needs to be expressed.'' -- Robert G. Jahn, coauthor of Margins of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Philosophy of Science Mind, Body, Spirit Psychic Powers & Psychic Phenomena Mysticism, Magic & Occult Interests Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Western Philosophy Phenomenology & Existentialism

Defining categories	p. 1
Anomalistics and science compared	p. 19
Knowledge fights	p. 45
Pseudoscience within science	p. 83
Mainstream or unorthodox? : straddling the pale	p. 119
Scientific heresies : beyond the pale	p. 147
Deciding about scientific anomalies	p. 176
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Science or Pseudoscience

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