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A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andréa Schmidt ; illustrations by Charb.
- Title
- A short course in intellectual self-defense / Normand Baillargeon ; translated by Andréa Schmidt ; illustrations by Charb.
- Author
- Baillargeon, Normand, 1958-
- Publication
- New York : Seven Stories Press, 2008, c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | BF441 .B26413 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 335 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon - from politics to advertising, from mysticism to news reporting. This book gives us important tools to help us ask the necessary questions so as not to be fooled by the manipulations of government or the media."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Petit cours d'autodéfense intellectuelle. English
- Alternative Title
- Petit cours d'autodéfense intellectuelle.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-332).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Some Indispensable Tools for Critical Thinking -- 1. Language -- 2. Mathematics: Those Who Refuse to Be Conned, Count! -- Pt. 2. On the Justification of Belief -- 3. Personal Experience 171 Introduction -- 4. Empirical and Experimental Science -- 5. The Media -- Appendix. Independent Media Guide.
- ISBN
- 9781583227657 (pbk.)
- 1583227652 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2007010176
- OCLC
- 85892386
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library