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From creationism to economics : how far should analyses of pseudoscience extend?
Taner Edissubject
Multidisciplinarymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesPseudoscience050401 social sciences methods050301 educationParapsychologyEpistemologyAstrology0504 sociologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceMainstreamSociology0503 educationCreationismmedia_commondescription
Both the scientific and philosophical problems with classic pseudosciences such as astrology and creationism are well known, leading to institutions that are not structured to promote cognitive advancement. A focus on institutions, however, also encourages recognition of gray areas, such as parapsychology, which combines scientifically dubious claims with institutions that are comparable to most social sciences in their structure. Furthermore, institutional approaches to pseudoscience also raise questions about some academically mainstream fields such as economics. In such cases, pseudoscientific aspects of practice are harder to identify, highlighting the need to place analyses of pseudoscience in a wider context of institutional pathologies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-18 |