Pseudoscience as a Negative Outcome of Scientific Dialogue: A Pragmatic-Naturalistic Approach to the Demarcation Problem

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International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 34 (3):183-198 (2022)
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The demarcation between science and pseudoscience is a long-standing problem in philosophy of science. Although philosophers have been hesitant to engage in this project since Larry Laudan announce...

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10.1080/02698595.2022.2057777

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