Fasce, Angelo (2017) The Parasites of Science. A Psycho-cognitive Characterization of a Pseudo-scientific Hoax. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 32 (3). pp. 347-365. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
The theoretical framework of research on pseudoscience is deficient,since it usually includes other types of beliefs lacking epistemic warranty. In this paper, I review the mechanisms of exploitation of scientific authority by pseudoscience, developing a more refined psycho-cognitive framework to characterize the phenomenon. I will analyze the psychology of pseudoscientific deception, the cognitive roots that enable the epidemiology of these ideas and their mechanisms of self-legitimation, such as dialectical superiority, false external support or false ethical and/or epistemological superiority.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | Pseudoscience, demarcation, scientific authority, epistemic warranty | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2017 14:13 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2017 14:13 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 14063 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.17775 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | September 2017 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 347-365 | ||||||
| Volume: | 32 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14063 |
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