Chapter 9. Objectivity and Authority

FORTHCOMING – DRAFT CHAPTER OUTLINE

  1.  Objectivity
    1. Scientific Method
    2. Problems with Objectivity
      1. General Relativity & the Double-slit Experiment
    3. Thinking Critically About Science
    4. Demarcation & Pseudoscience
      1. Values in Science
    5. PRACTICE
  2. Authority
    1. Evidence: Experience v. Testimony
    2. Experts & Consensus
    3. Reliable Sources & Fake News
    4. Mitigated Skepticism
    5. PRACTICE

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