01842nam a22002177a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000800080082001800088084002500106100002700131245007000158260003000228300001400258520115000272630006001422942001201482999001901494952011101513OSt20251220120036.0251220b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781032231778  ckul  a301.01bRAF.M  2Colon Classification  aRafferty, Sean M96688  aMISANTHROPOLOGYbSCIENCE, PSEUDOSCIENCE AND THE STUDY OF HUMANITY  aNew YorkbRoutledgec2023  a183p.fPB  aMisanthropology: Science, Pseudoscience, and the Study of Humanity introduces students to key concepts in critical thinking across the four core branches of anthropology: cultural, linguistic, biological, and archaeological. It combines a critical analysis of anthropology as a field with current concepts in scientific skepticism.

By deconstructing a range of global case studies in which anthropological research runs aground, the book teaches students to distinguish between legitimate science and pseudoscience. It covers key concepts in critical thinking and rigorous research, such as cognitive biases and logical fallacies, data collection and consensus, probabilistic thinking, as well as political, nationalist, racist biases. Students learn not only how to apply these concepts to anthropological research and fieldwork, but also to their consumption of everyday information.

This book will appeal to anthropology students and will be particularly useful for instructors of introductory anthropology courses, as well as instructors of courses across the humanities and social sciences focused on inculcating critical thinking skills.  aCultural AnthropologyvPseudoethnologyvEthnology96689  2ddccBK  c754430d754430  00102ddc4070aAGYbAGYcPROCd2025-12-20l0o301.01 RAF.MpAGY5861r2025-12-20 06:32:08w2025-12-20yBK