Counterknowledge, how we surrendered to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science and fake history, Damian Thompson
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Label
Counterknowledge, how we surrendered to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science and fake history, Damian Thompson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-162)
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Counterknowledge
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
227016172
Responsibility statement
Damian Thompson
Sub title
how we surrendered to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science and fake history
Summary
From conspiracy theories to alternative medicine, people are experiencing an epidemic of untrue descriptions of the world. Following in the footsteps of Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion" and Sam Harris's "The End of Faith," this work is a defense of scientific proof in an age of fabrication
Table Of Contents
Knowledge and counterknowledge -- Creationism and counterknowledge -- The return of pseudohistory -- Desperate remedies -- The counterknowledge industry -- Living with counterknowledge