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Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason
CHAPTER FIVE. “I believe because it is absurd”; or, Pseudoscience
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December 31 2019
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10.1515/9780691189666-007
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Book chapters
pp. i
Frontmatter
pp. i
Front Matter
pp. ix
Table of Contents
pp. ix
CONTENTS
pp. 1
PREAMBLE. A Mathematician’s Murder
pp. 1
PREAMBLE.
pp. 5
Introduction
pp. 5
Introduction
pp. 27
The Self-Devouring Octopus; or, Logic
pp. 27
CHAPTER ONE. The Self- Devouring Octopus; or, Logic
pp. 51
CHAPTER TWO. “No- Brainers”; or, Reason in Nature
pp. 51
“No-Brainers”; or, Reason in Nature
pp. 73
The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams
pp. 73
CHAPTER THREE. The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams
pp. 99
Dreams into Things; or, Art
pp. 99
CHAPTER FOUR. Dreams into Things; or, Art
pp. 131
“I believe because it is absurd”; or, Pseudoscience
pp. 131
CHAPTER FIVE. “I believe because it is absurd”; or, Pseudoscience
pp. 166
CHAPTER SIX. Enlightenment; or, Myth
pp. 166
Enlightenment; or, Myth
pp. 200
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human Beast; or, the Internet
pp. 200
The Human Beast; or, the Internet
pp. 229
Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies
pp. 229
CHAPTER EIGHT. Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies
pp. 252
The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death
pp. 252
CHAPTER NINE. The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death
pp. 287
Conclusion
pp. 287
Conclusion
pp. 291
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
pp. 291
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
pp. 293
NOTES
pp. 293
NOTES
pp. 313
BIBLIOGRAPHY
pp. 313
BIBLIOGRAPHY
pp. 325
INDEX
pp. 325
INDEX
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