The Demon-Haunted World : Science As a Candle in the Dark Paperback - 1997
by Sagan, Carl, Druyan, Ann
- Used
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- Title The Demon-Haunted World : Science As a Candle in the Dark
- Author Sagan, Carl, Druyan, Ann
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, Westminster, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date 1997-02-25
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 446220-6
- ISBN 9780345409461 / 0345409469
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.19 x 5.43 x 0.87 in (20.80 x 13.79 x 2.21 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Science - Methodology, Science - Study and teaching
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96097105
- Dewey Decimal Code 507.21
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Summary
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*Los Angeles Times
"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing."
*The Washington Post Book World
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
"COMPELLING."
*USA Today
"A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity."
*The Sciences
"PASSIONATE."
*San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
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- New York Times, 04/13/1997, Page 32
