Dogmatism in Science and Medicine

How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:301
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786463015

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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.

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“Recommended”—Choice; “a most worthwhile book...well-researched”—Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective; “explores how heterodox ideas are suppressed or ignored by professionals claiming to be open minded and objective”—Reference & Research Book News.

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Table of ContentsList 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