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Pseudo-science In The Philosophy Of Science Perspective

Posted on:2013-11-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2249330374457295Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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Forward the progress of science to the promotion of scientific culture,there are a lot of science-related concept of culture. Such as: thepseudo-science, anti-scientific, pre-scientific.Pseudo-science is a modernpeople the title of a special kind of social and cultural phenomenon from ascientific perspective, the ancient and the term "pseudo-science". Thepseudo-science is a hot topic of modern society,setting off a burst after burstof intense controversy. There are two main problems related to thepseudo-scientific controversy. First: the problem of the definition ofpseudo-science, what is the pseudo-scientific object within the meaning of theconcept of pseudo-science? Second: the definition of pseudo-science,pseudo-scientific definition to determine is, how the pseudo-science andscientific areas to distinguish between the two there is no clear distinctionbetween standards? Controversy on the "Chinese Medicine" and "abolish ofpseudo-science" is pseudo-science a classic case of dispute.This paper think that the definition of pseudo-science is clear,the concept of pseudo-science is a particular object. The pseudo-science that issuperficially similar science but in fact it is unjustified lie theory. Thepseudo-science is the scientific word for a concept of the center.In this paper,the philosophy of science perspective, to study science, to establish the correctstandard, pseudo-scientific research to play a role in mapping. Study thegeneral laws of the pseudo-science, it is necessary to study the proliferation ofpseudo-science of the causes and prevention measures. The main reasons forthe proliferation of pseudo-science is divided into two kinds of internalreasons and external reasons, the underlying reasons, the intrinsic properties ofthe pseudo-scientific theories, and external causes are social and psychologicalfactors, cultural factors, legal factors and so on. From two aspects of theprevention and treatment of pseudo-science, to purify the social atmosphere atthe macro, the popularization of scientific knowledge and scientific spirit. Themicro level is necessary to mobilize the power of the public, a number ofmeasures simultaneously with concerted effortsto fight the pseudo-science.Pseudo-scientific research is a vast and deep subject, it is necessary tounderstand the specific scientific knowledge, but also to the philosophy ofscience, sociology of science, history of science, cognitive psychology andeven magic, religion, folk customs, crime and other disciplines sexualknowledge, this article from the philosophy of science, scientific andsociological point of view, combined with the definition of the specific examples of the pseudo-science, dangers, causes and prevention measures todo a preliminary exploration.
Keywords/Search Tags:Science, pseudo-science, scientific-demarcation, prevention measures
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