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The Decline of Reason?
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Lipps.html
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This article addresses the difference between the scientific method and pseudoscience. The author demonstrates how the study of the fossil record can be used to support logical conclusions in science. It also contains additional references that support the scientific method.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Journal article
Subject:
  • Educational theory and practice
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Paleontology
  • History and philosophy of science
  • Policy issues
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Copyright 1994-2002 by the Regents of the University of California, all rights reserved. All materials appearing on the UCMP Web Servers may not be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without prior written permission of the publisher and in no case for profit.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-835
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Jere H Lipps
University Of California Museum of Paleontology