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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results14 Connexions Library1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryBeyond the Hoax: Science, Philosphy and Culture  Sokal, Alan Book 2008 Exposes the faulty thinking and outright nonsence of the postmodernist critique of science, which asserts that facts, truth, evidence, even reality itself are all merely social constructs. Conspiracies or Institutions: 9-11 and Beyond Shalom, Stephen R.; Albert, Michael Article 2002 Why and how does much (but not all) conspiracy theorizing create a tendency for people to depart from rational analysis? Critical Theory Horkheimer, Max Book 1968 Essays by the founder of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt. Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science Sokal, Alan; Bricmont, Jean Book 1997 The authors criticize postmodernism in academia for its misuses of scientific and mathematical concepts in postmodern writing. Fashionable Nonsense examines two related topics: (1) The incompetent and... Postmodern Disrobed: Review of Intellectual Impostures Dawkins, Richard Article 1998 An admirable job of exposing the daffy absurdity of postmodernism intellectuals. Problems of Knowledge and Freedom: The Russell Lectures Chomsky, Noam Book 1971 These lectures explore Bertrand Russell's work on empiricism, morality, linguistics and politics. ... Rationality/Science Chomsky, Noam Article 1995 Chomsky writes: "It strikes me as remarkable that the left today should seek to deprive oppressed people not only of the joys of understanding and insight, but also of tools of emancipation, informing... Rough Notes on Hegel's Science of Logic Dunayevskaya, Raya Article 1961 Completed by Raya Dunayevskaya (1910-1987) on Jan. 26, 1961, these Notes comprise one of the few studies by a Marxist covering the whole of Hegel's Logic. The September 11 X-Files Corn, David Article 2002 One problem with conspiracy theorizing is that it can distract from the true and (sometimes mundane) misdeeds and mistakes of government. The Truth About the "9/11 Truth Movement" Article 2006 A rebuttal of some of the claims made by 9/11 conspiracy theorists. When 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Go Bad Corn, David Article 2002 Aren't these conspiracy theories too silly to address? That should be the case. But, sadly, they do attract people. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBegging the question Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Begging the question is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proved is assumed implicitly or explicitly in the premise. Catch-22 (logic) Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A Catch-22, coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch-22, is a logical paradox arising from a situation in which an individual needs something that can only be acquired by not being in that very situ... Judging Authority Lipps, Jere 2004 We are often required to accept the word of another person, but how can we best judge whether or not that person is a legitimate authority? Occam's razor Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia When competing hypotheses are equal in other respects, the principle recommends selection of the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest entities while still suffic... From the Connexions Archives9/11: Debunking The Myths Article 2005 Popular Mechanics special report on September 11 conspiracy theories. |
