Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1581349238
"Histories and Fallacies is a primer on the conceptual and methodological problems in the discipline of history."--from publisher description.
Author : Ian Tattersall
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0316503703
An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter Névraumont to tell this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered"; a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi; a spirit photographer snaps Abraham Lincoln's ghost; people can survive ingesting only air and sunshine; Edgar Allen Poe is the forefather of fake news; and the first human was not only British but played cricket. Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world in 2800 BC and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism, and finance.
Author : David H. Fischer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,61 MB
Release : 1970-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0061315451
"If one laughs when David Hackett Fischer sits down to play, one will stay to cheer. His book must be read three times: the first in anger, the srcond in laughter, the third in respect....The wisdom is expressed with a certin ruthlessness. Scarcly a major historian escapes unscathed. Ten thousand members of the AmericanHistorical Association will rush to the index and breathe a little easier to find their names absent.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486131629
Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, and much more.
Author : Madsen Pirie
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Mathematics
ISBN :
Author : Philip Ward
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 36,62 MB
Release : 2012-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1616083360
Everything you thought you knew was...
Author : C. L. Hamblin
Publisher : Advanced Reasoning Forum
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2022-03-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1938421671
C. L. (Charles Leonard) Hamblin (1922–1985) received his undergraduate degree in philosophy, mathematics, and physics and an M.A. in philosophy at Monash University. He received a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in language and information theory. From 1955 to 1985 he was Lecturer then Professor in the School of Philosophy of the University of New South Wales, making lasting contributions to both philosophy and computer science. Hamblin's Fallacies "was the first full-length scholarly book on fallacies since the Middle Ages, and arguably since Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations itself." Jim Mackenzie, Informal Logic "As important as it is as a historical study, Hamblin's Fallacies is even more important today for its signal contribution to our understanding and analysis of informal arguments. . . . with its extensive historical overview and sharp analyses of the logical fallacies." John Plecnik and John Hoaglund The Advanced Reasoning Forum is pleased to make available this reproduction of the 1970 text with a preface from 1986 in its Classic Reprints series.
Author : Stephen K. Campbell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 12,51 MB
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486140512
Nontechnical survey helps improve ability to judge statistical evidence and to make better-informed decisions. Discusses common pitfalls: unrealistic estimates, improper comparisons, premature conclusions, and faulty thinking about probability. 1974 edition.
Author : Jacob E. Van Vleet
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 17,49 MB
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 076187254X
Critical thinking is now needed more than ever. This accessible and engaging book provides the necessary tools to question and challenge the discourse that surrounds us—whether in the media, the classroom, or everyday conversation. Additionally, it offers readers a deeper understanding of the foundations of analytical thought. Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide is a systematic and concise introduction to more than fifty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. This revised edition includes updated examples, exercises, and a new chapter on non-Western logical fallacies. With helpful definitions and relevant explanations, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric. This is an essential guide to philosophical reflection and clear thinking.
Author : Robert L. Glass
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780321117427
Regarding the controversial and thought-provoking assessments in this handbook, many software professionals might disagree with the authors, but all will embrace the debate. Glass identifies many of the key problems hampering success in this field. Each fact is supported by insightful discussion and detailed references.
