Overview
- Explores a broad range of popular beliefs about "alternative" and real subjects
- Examines each subject from multiple points of view, including the non-mainstream
- Uses captivating stories to provide a starting point for further explanation
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book delves into the world of alternative medicine and related phenomena in several different ways, both from a scientific perspective and the perspective of supporters and practitioners of those phenomena.
An attempt is made to explain not only what those perspectives are, but also why they are often so radically different. Why do lots of people believe things that other people don't? To find answers, we don't just examine the things people believe in or not, but also human traits in thinking, reasoning and belief.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Richard Rasker has always been hugely interested in science, including physics, chemistry and medicine, and also in their alternative counterparts. He has spent a few years studying electrical engineering at Twente University before starting his own business in electronics and technical translations. Richard lives in Enschede, the Netherlands, enjoying working on biomedical electronics and still learning as much about science as possible.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mind, Make-Believe and Medicine
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Divide Between Science and Wishful Thinking
Authors: Richard Rasker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29444-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29443-3Published: 11 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29444-0Published: 09 May 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 325
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Personality and Social Psychology, Health Psychology