Author: Henry H. Bauer
Edition: Original
Publisher: McFarland
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0786463015
Dogmatism in Science and Medicine: How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth
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. Medical books Dogmatism in Science and Medicine. 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 Medical books Dogmatism in Science and Medicine by Henry H. Bauer. Dogmatism in Science and Medicine : Paperback : McFarland & Co Inc : 9780786463015 : 0786463015 : 30 Aug 2012 : [The nature of scientific activity has changed dramatically over the last half century and, unfortunately, is abandoning the objectivity and rigorous search for evidence that once defined it. Increasingly, dogma has taken the place of authentic science. This text examines how conflicts of interest--both institutional and individual--have become pervasive in the science world, and also explores the
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McFarland Co Inc Pub 9780786463015 Dogmatism in Science and Medicine By Bauer, Henry H. Description Traces dramatic changes in the nature of scientific activity throughout the past half century, examining the emergence of theories ranging from Big Bang cosmology to human-induced global warming while offering insight into the roles of institutional and individual conflicts of interest as well as the inherent challenges of research funding and the peer-review process. Original. *Author: Bauer, He
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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.
