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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
June 1, 2001 |
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FATAL ATTRACTIONS
The Troubles with Science
by Henry Bauer |
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THE MODERN WORLD HAS BECOME FATALLY ADDICTED TO SCIENCE. In
the beginning, the natural sciences were simply humankind's
storehouse of knowledge about the mechanics of the world. But
increasingly, since the late 19th century, science has become
a universal role model for how to acquire knowledge.
Science-based metaphors pervade our words and thoughts.
Science is now our very arbiter of truth, and has even become
a surrogate religion. Science now occupies an impossibly
demanding cultural role and, inevitably, misconceptions about
it are rampant. Therein lies the root of the troubles with
science. Curing those troubles requires that we understand
what science's manifold faces are and allow each to have only
as much influence as it really deserves. |
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About Henry Bauer |
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HENRY BAUER is Austrian by birth, Australian by education, and
American by choice (since 1969). For some 25 years, he taught
chemistry and carried on research in electrochemistry at the
Universities of Sydney (Australia), Michigan, Southampton
(England), and Kentucky. In the 1970’s he turned to general
issues relating to scientific activity, in particular how to
differentiate science from pseudo-science. He has also served
as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute & State University, held appointments in
the university's Center for the Study of Science in Society,
and taught both undergraduate and graduate programs in
humanities and science & technology studies. Upon retirement
from teaching at the end of 1999, he became Editor-in- Chief
of the Journal of Scientific Exploration. He has authored
several books, the latest of which is Science or
Pseudoscience: Magnetic Healing, Psychic Phenomena, and Other
Heterodoxies. |
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Fatal Attractions
by Henry Bauer
Paraview Press Trade Paper Original
Pub. Date: June 1, 2001
ISBN: 1-931044-28-7 Science
DOI:
5 ½ x 81/4, 237 pages, $14.95 |
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This book is available through
amazon.com,
barnesandnoble.com, and can be ordered through local and
online bookstores nationwide. |
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About Paraview Press |
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Paraview Publishing is a publisher that utilizes new media
technology to publish quality works in body, mind, and spirit
and the frontiers of science and culture -- areas related to
the transformation of society. Our imprints include Paraview
Press, print-on-demand books for niche audiences; Paraview
Special Editions, reprints of select out-of-print books and
international books; and Paraview Pocket Books, traditionally
published works for a wide audience. Based in New York City,
Paraview targets a global audience, including over 50 million
Americans who are interested in health lifestyles, personal
development and the transformation of society. |
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For author interviews and review copies
contact: (212) 989-3616
E-mail: publisher@paraview.com |
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