ZALEW IRRACJONALNOŚCI? NIEKONIECZNIE
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Author(s): Piotr Urbanowicz, Łukasz AfeltowiczSubject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: crisis of trust to science; pseudoscience; conspiracy theories; anti-vaccination movements; climate change;
Summary/Abstract: Statements about the crisis of trust of citizens to science are common in the public and popular science discourse. Examples of anti-vaccination movements and climate change deniers are often used in reference to that statements. Nevertheless, there are strong indications that we don’t encounter an irrationality glut. Conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have long history, just as irrational attitudes. Our irrationality is not unpredictable. Difficulties in acquirement of scientific knowledge could be predicted and categorized. Traditional education and simple refuting conspiracy theories proved to be unfortunate.
Journal: Przegląd Kulturoznawczy
- Issue Year: 36/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 214-223
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish