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Cover: 9780786463015 | Dogmatism in Science and Medicine | Henry H. Bauer | Taschenbuch
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Dogmatism in Science and Medicine
How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth
Taschenbuch von Henry H. Bauer
Sprache: Englisch

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The nature of scientific activity has changed dramatically over the last half century, and the objectivity and rigorous search for evidence that once defined it are being abandoned. Increasingly, this text argues, dogma has taken the place of authentic science.
This study examines how conflicts of interest--both institutional and individual--have become pervasive in the science world, and also explores the troubling state of research funding and flaws of the peer-review process. It looks in depth at the dominance of several specific theories, including the Big Bang cosmology, human-caused global warming, HIV as a cause of AIDS, and the efficacy of anti-depressant drugs. In a scientific environment where distinguished experts who hold contrary views are shunned, this book is an important contribution to the examination of scientific heterodoxies.
The nature of scientific activity has changed dramatically over the last half century, and the objectivity and rigorous search for evidence that once defined it are being abandoned. Increasingly, this text argues, dogma has taken the place of authentic science.
This study examines how conflicts of interest--both institutional and individual--have become pervasive in the science world, and also explores the troubling state of research funding and flaws of the peer-review process. It looks in depth at the dominance of several specific theories, including the Big Bang cosmology, human-caused global warming, HIV as a cause of AIDS, and the efficacy of anti-depressant drugs. In a scientific environment where distinguished experts who hold contrary views are shunned, this book is an important contribution to the examination of scientific heterodoxies.
Über den Autor
Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction

1. Three Prominent Knowledge Monopolies and Research Cartels

2. Common Features of Knowledge Monopolies

3. A Public Act of Censorship: Elsevier and Medical Hypotheses

4. More Cartels and Hegemonies

5. Knowledge Monopolies as a New Phenomenon in Science

6. How Science Became Reliable, and Why It No Longer Is

7. Public Knowledge About Science

8. Official Reports Are Not Scientific Publications

9. 21st-Century Science: Post-Modern, with Knowledge Monopolies

10. Consequences

11. Can 21st-Century Science Become Trustworthy Again?

Bibliography
Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Gesundheit
Thema: Gesundheit
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786463015
ISBN-10: 0786463015
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bauer, Henry H.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Henry H. Bauer
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.05.2012
Gewicht: 0,496 kg
Artikel-ID: 122018467
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