Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem is a set of 23 essays that wrestle with the demarcation problem which is the question of how to distinguish between science and non-science. The book's editors are the notable Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry. It was published in August 2013 by the University of Chicago Press.
Reception Derek D. Turner writing for The Quarterly Review of Biology says, "... this volume is well motivated. It would have benefitted, however, from the inclusion of someone representing and updating Laudan’s antidemarcationist perspective." Skeptical Inquirer magazine says, " The editors argue convincingly that the nature of science and the difference between science and pseudoscience are topics of crucial interest for philosophers, historians, and sociologists of science and also intrinsically interesting and directly relevant to people's lives." Choice magazine says, "If the philosophical problem of demarcating science from pseudoscience has a stale reputation, this book is a revitalizing gust of fresh air."
See also Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer Pseudoscience List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
References
External links Official website Book's introduction. Oxford Academic PhilPapers "Massimo Pigliucci — How to Live a Good Life and Create a Just Society." Michael Shermer podcast # 320. January 31, 2023.
Further reading Boudry, Maarten (2022). "Diagnosing Pseudoscience – by Getting Rid of the Demarcation Problem". Journal for General Philosophy of Science. 53 (2): 83–101. doi:10.1007/s10838-021-09572-4. see also: Gale A708580631 Shermer, Michael (2011). "What is Pseudoscience?". Scientific American. 305 (3): 92–93. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0911-92. JSTOR 26002803. PMID 21870452. Allchin, Douglas (2012). "What Counts as Science". The American Biology Teacher. 74 (4): 291–294. doi:10.1525/abt.2012.74.4.17. JSTOR 10.1525/abt.2012.74.4.17. Pigliucci, Massimo; Boudry, Maarten (2014). "Prove it! The Burden of Proof Game in Science vs. Pseudoscience Disputes". Philosophia. 42 (2): 487–502. doi:10.1007/s11406-013-9500-z. S2CID 255165276. Boudry, Maarten; Blancke, Stefaan; Pigliucci, Massimo (2015). "What makes weird beliefs thrive? The epidemiology of pseudoscience". Philosophical Psychology. 28 (8): 1177–1198. doi:10.1080/09515089.2014.971946. S2CID 44612120. Boudry, Maarten; Paglieri, Fabio; Pigliucci, Massimo (2015). "The Fake, the Flimsy, and the Fallacious: Demarcating Arguments in Real Life". Argumentation. 29 (4): 431–456. doi:10.1007/s10503-015-9359-1. S2CID 254258497. Massimo Pigliucci (2018). Nonsense on Stilts. University of Chicago Press. 2nd edition.