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SKEPTICAL RESOURCES
WEBSITES
Skepticism
- The Skeptic World Site • Steven Schafersman
- The Skeptics World Site Skeptical Organizations Websites • Most complete list
- The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal • CSICOP
- The Skeptic Society • Michael Shermer
- James Randi Educational Foundation
- The Skeptic's Refuge • Robert T. Carroll
- The Skeptic's Dictionary • Robert T. Carroll
- The Encyclopedia of Skepticism and the Paranormal
- The World Wide Skeptical Web
- The Skeptic Tank
- Pseudoscience, Paranormal Phenomena, and Skepticism
- The Skeptical Gourmet
- Skeptic News • The "What's New" Page for Skeptics
- sci.skeptic FAQ: The Frequently Questioned Answers
- BadAstronomy.com • Phil Plait
- The Fine Art of Baloney Detection • Carl Sagan
- Skeptic Gary Posner
- Sources of Skeptical Information on the Internet • Jim Lippard
- Skeptical Information Links • Jim Lippard
- Skeptical Quotations
- Great Quotes From Great Skeptics
The History and Philosophy of Skepticism
- Ancient Skepticism
- Ancient Greek Skepticism
- Modern Skepticism
- Contemporary Skepticism
- Classical Skepticism
- Rhetoric and Skepticism
Critical Thinking
- Foundation for Critical Thinking
- Center for Critical Thinking
- CriticalThinking.NET
- Robert H. Ennis' Critical Thinking Site
- Critical Thinking Books and Software
- Critical Thinking • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project • Longview Community College
- Institute for Critical Thinking (Also here) • Montclair State University
- Definitions of Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking On the Web • Directory of Quality Online Resources
- Critical Thinking in an Online World
- Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts • PDF file
- Critical Thinking in an On-line World • Debra Jones
- Critical Thinking/Disinformation Resources on the Web • Humboldt State University Library
- A Working Definition of Critical Thinking
- Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
- Mission: Critical • An Interactive Tutorial for Critical Thinking
- Mission: Critical • Main Menu
- Resources for Independent Thinking
- Writing Argumentative Essays • Bill Daly
- Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretive Essays • Ian Johnston
- Identifying the Argument of an Essay by Critical Reasoning
- CHANCE: Probabilistic and Statistical Thinking
- Psychology of Intelligence Analysis • CIA manual on human perception and cognition
- Influence at Work: The Psychology of Persuasion • Kelton Rhoads
- Critical Thinking and Technology
- The Reasoning Center
- Ohio Centre for Critical Thinking Instruction
- Think-L • Email discussion list for critical thinking
- Critical Literacy: The WWW's Great Potential
- Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
- The Decline of Reason? • Jere H. Lipps
Arguments, Logical Fallacies, and Informal Logic
- The Fallacy Files • Gary Curtis (most extensive)
- Taxonomy of Logical Fallacies • Gary Curtis
- Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies • Stephen Downes
- Logical Fallacies Index • Stephen Downes
- Logical Fallacies References • Stephen Downes
- Guide to the Logical Fallacies (Mirror) Table of Contents • Stephen Downes
- Fallacies • Michael Labossiere (Nizkor Project)
- Informal Fallacies • Charles Ess, Drury University
- The Fallacy Zoo • Brian Yoder
- Fallacies Leading to Assumptions of Common Sense • Matthew Westra
- Logical Fallacies Index
- The Atheism Web • Logic and Fallacies
- The Logic Cafe
- Informal Logic • Reason and Argumentation in Theory and Practice
- EpistemeLinks.com Logic
- Persuasion and Propaganda Techniques
- The Argument Clinic • Submit your arguments for evaluation!
- Ariadne's Thread: Experiments in Critical Thinking • Arguments on contemporary ethical issues
- Abductive Inference in Reasoning and Perception
- Informal Logic • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Logical Paradoxes
- Real World Reasoning • Peter Suber, course-related links
- Practical Skepticism
- Propoganda Analysis
- Propoganda Techniques: Logical Fallacies
- Statistics Every Writer Should Know
- Categorical Logic
- Thinking Critically: A Tutorial • Resource to accompany Invitation to Critical Thinking, 4th edition
- Avoiding Common Errors in Logic and Reasoning • Princeton University (PDF file download)
- Critical Thinking Is. . .
- Fallacies • Barry Edward
- Notes on Logical Fallacies
- Hoax? Scholarly Research? Opinion? You Decide!
- Identifying the argument of an essay • Frank Edler
- Errors and Biases in Reasoning • Geoffrey Fong
- The Pathetic Fallacy • Alistair Fraser
Critical Thinking Course Syllabi
- Critical Reasoning and Argument • Thomas Bridges, Michigan State University
- Critical Reasoning • Thomas Hyde, University of Queensland, Australia
- Critical Thinking • David Peterson, Santa Rosa Junior College
- Critical Thinking • Bruce Janz, Augustana University College
- Course Resources
- The Reasoning Page • major website resources links
- Critical Thinking • Andrew Carpenter, Antioch College
- Elementary Logic and Critical Thinking • R. Bombardi, Middle Tennessee State University
- Introduction to Logic: Critical Thinking • Michael Lynch, University of Mississippi
- Logic and Critical Thinking • Michael Connelly, Longview Community College
- Evaluating Statistical Arguments
- Informal Fallacies
- Logic Class Notes, Section 1
- Logic Class Notes, Section 2
- Facts/Opinions in Critical Thinking
- Flow Chart for Evaluating Arguments
- Flow Chart for Evaluating Conceptual Premises
- Flow Chart for Evaluating Empirical Premises
- Flow Chart for Analyzing Arguments by Analogy
- Real World Reasoning: Informal Logic for College • Peter Suber, Earlham College
- Reason and Argument • Richard Feldman, University of Rochester
- Logic and Critical Thinking • Chris Beukman (with lecture notes)
Skepticism Course Syllabi
- Skepticism course syllabi • Skeptic Society (requires Java)
Criticisms of Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking Programs: Why They Won't Work • Mortimer Adler
Criticisms of Skepticism
- Myths of Skepticism • Michael D. Sofka (also here)
- Reflections on the Reception of Unconventional Claims in Science • Marcello Truzzi (also here)
- CSICOP and the Skeptics: An Overview • George Hansen
- Closedminded Science • Bill Beaty
- Ethics in Science • Henry Bauer
- "Skeptics": What They Do and Why • Dan Kettler
- Folklore and the Rise of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics • Stephanie Hall
- Debunking Common Skeptical Arguments Against Paranormal and Psychic Phenomena • Winston Wu
- Critiques of Skepticism • Jim Lippard
- Some Failures of Organized Skepticism • Jim Lippard
- Some Notes On Skepticism
- Folklore and the Rise of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics • Stephanie Hall
- Zen . . . and the Art of Debunkery • Daniel Drasin
- Symptoms of Pathological Skepticism • William Beaty
- Response to Martin Gardner's Attack on Reich and Orgone Research • James DeMeo
- Understanding the Critics: Critical Thinking . . . for Skeptics
- CSICOP Scare!
- Extraordinary Claim? Move the Goalposts!
- On Pseudo-Skepticism • Marcello Truzzi
- Scientific Censorship
- Debunking the Debunkers
- sTARBABY • Dennis Rawlins (also here formatted for printing)
- CRYBABY • Philip Klass (reply to sTARBABY)
- A Brief Chronology of the "Mars Effect" Controversy
- About the Gauquelin Planetary Effects
- Psuedo-science or Proto-science?
- Scientists' treatment of "Heretics" • Dr. Brian Josephson
- Strategies for Dissenting Scientists • Brian Martin
- Letter to a Dissident Scientist • Brian Martin
- Stamping Out Dissent • Brian Martin
- Abhorrent Ideas in Science • William Beaty
- Some Notes on Blind Faith and Skepticism • Charles T. Tart
- Scientific Belief as Obedience to Authority • R. A. McConnell
- The Sovereignty of Science (Scientific Belief is Obedience to Authority) • R. A. McConnell
- Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies • Ron Westrum
- The FortSpace
- Stupid Skeptic Tricks • Jim Lippard
- Against Excessive Skepticism: Collected Quotes
Organizations and Journals of the Paranormal
- The Anomalist
- Alternative Science
- Atlantis Rising
- Society for Scientific Exploration
- National Institute for Discovery Science • Research of anomalous phenomena
- Science Frontiers: The Unusual & Unexplained • William Corliss
- Society for Interdisciplinary Studies • Catastrophism
- Kronos • Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis
- Aeon • Journal of Myth and Science
- Fortean Times • The Journal of Strange Phenomena
- Crank Dot Net: Cranks, Crackpots, Kooks and Loons on the Net
- The Atlantic Paranormal Society
- Cosmic Society of Paranormal Investigation
- The Anomalies Network
- Anomalies: The Strange & Unexplalined
- Anomalous Images and UFO Files
- ParanormalNews.com
- International Society for Paranormal Research
- The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena
- Paranormal World
- Southern Wisconsin Paranormal Research Group
- The Paranormal Underground
- RealSightings
Philosophy Resources
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online dynamic philosophy encyclopedia
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online philosophy encyclopedia
- HIPPIAS Search Engine of Philosophy on the Internet
- NOESIS Philosophical Research On-line
- WWW Virtual Library: Philosophy
- Episteme Links Massive and comprehensive website of philosophy links
- The Philosophers' Magazine Online
- Guide to Philosophy on the Internet • Peter Suber
- Philosophy Pages • Garth Kemerling
- Epistemology Research Guide • Keith Korcz
- The Epistemology Page • Keith DeRose
- Philosophy in Cyberspace • Dey Alexander
- Philosophy Resources • David Chalmers
- Mind/brain Resources • Valerie Hardcastle
- Philosophy Journals Information • Peter Milne
- Ethics Updates Ethical philosophical literature
- OneLook Dictionary
- Aesthetics Online
- American Philosophical Association
- BEARS: Reviews in Moral and Political Philosophy
- Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
- International Directory of On-line Philosophy Papers
- FOLDOP: Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy
- Folk Psychology vs. Mental Simulation
- Descriptive and Formal Ontology • Raul Corazzon
- Mediaeval Logic and Philosophy • Paul Vincent Spade
- Metaphysics Research Lab
- NYU Philosophy Papers
- Paideia Archive
- Philosophy Books Online
- Philosophy Books Online 2
- Philosophy of Science Archive
- Washington University Philosophy
Resources for Evaluating the Quality and Reliability of Internet Information
- Practical Steps in Evaluating Internet Resources • Johns Hopkins University
- Resources for Evaluating Internet Information • LaSalle University
- Evaluating Web Resources • Widener University
- Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources • UCLA
- Critical Thinking and the World Wide Web • Indiana University
- Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Sources • Virginia Tech University
- Consolidated Listing of Evaluation Criteria and Quality Indicators • Virginia Tech University
- ICYouSee: T is for Thinking • Ithaca College
- Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
- Legal Research on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
- Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
- Information Quality on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
- How to Separate Good Data From Bad • New York Times
Resources for Urban Legends, Internet Hoaxes, and Virus Hoaxes
- Urban Legends Reference Pages • Excellent coverage
- The AFU and Urban Legends Archive
- Virus Hoaxes Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
- Vmyths.com Truth About Computer Virus Myths and Hoaxes
- Vmyths.com Hoaxes A-Z
- Hoaxbusters Department of Energy
- Hoaxkill
- DataFellows Anti-Virus Hoax Warnings Page Industry standard information source
- Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
Puzzles, Examples, Creative Thinking, Logic, and Reasoning
- Logic Puzzles
- Paradoxes
- The Ultimate Puzzle Site
- Zeno's Coffeehouse
- The Prisoner's Dilemma
- Brainstorming
- Innovation House
- The Turing Test Page
BOOKS
History and Philosophy of Skepticism
- The History of Scepticism from Erasmus to Spinoza, Richard Henry Popkin, Univ. of California Press, 1986
- The Sceptics, by R. J. Hankinson, Routledge, 1995
- Scepticism by Christopher Hookway, Routledge, 1990
- Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics, An Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy, R. W. Sharples, Routledge, 1996
- Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties, P. F. Strawson, Columbia UP, 1985
- The Skeptical Tradition, ed. by Myles F. Burnyeat, Univ. of California Press, 1983
- The Modes of Scepticism, Ancient Texts and Modern Interpretations, Julia Annas and Jonathan Barnes, Cambridge UP, 1985
- Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Scepticism, trans. by Julia Annas and Jonathan Barnes, Cambridge UP, 1994
- The Skeptic Way, Sextus Empiricus's Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Benson Mates, Oxford UP, 1996
- Outlines of Pyrrhonism, by Sextus Empiricus, Prometheus Books
- Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader, edited by Keith DeRose and Ted Warfield, Oxford UP, 1999
- Skepticism and the Veil of Perception, Michael Huemer, Roman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001
- Unnatural Doubts: Epistemological Realism and the Basis of Scepticism, Michael Williams, Princeton UP, 1996
- The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism, Barry Stroud, Oxford UP, 1984
- Original Sceptics: A Controversy, ed. by Myles F. Burnyeat and Michael Frede, Hackett Publishing Company, 1997
- Doubting: Contemporary Perspectives on Skepticism, ed. by Michael David Roth and Glenn Ross, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990
- Religious Skepticism: Contemporary Responses to Gibbon, ed. by David Womersley, Thoemmes Press, 1998
- Knowledge and Skepticism, Douglas Odegard, Rowman and Littlefield, 1982
- Putting Skeptics in Their Place: The Nature of Skeptical Arguments and Their Role in Philosophical Inquiry, John Greco, Cambridge UP, 2000
- Skepticism (Philosophical Issues, No. 10), ed. by Ernest Sosa and Enrique Villanueva, Blackwell, 2000
- Skeptical Philosophy for Everyone, Richard H. Popkin and Avrum Stroll, Prometheus Books, 2002
David Hume and Skepticism
- The Vision of Hume, David Appelbaum, Element Books, 1996
- Hume on Religion, David O'Connor, Routledge, 2001
- Of Miracles, David Hume, Introduction and Notes by Antony Flew, Open Court, 1985
- Hume on Miracles, ed. by Stanley Tweyman, Thoemmes Press, 1996
- Hume on Natural Religion, ed. by Stanley Tweyman, Thoemmes Press, 1996
- The Skeptical Realism of David Hume, John P. Wright, Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1983
- Hume's Abject Failure: The Argument Against Miracles, John Earman, Oxford UP, 2000
- The Cambridge Companion to Hume, ed. by David F. Norton, Cambridge UP, 1993
- David Hume: Writings on Religion, ed. by Antony Flew, Open Court, 1992
- Hume, Barry Stroud, Routledge, 1977
Deception, Self-Deception, and the Fallibility of Reason
- The Art of Deception, Second Edition, Nicholas Capaldi, Prometheus Books, 1975
- Believing in Magic, The Psychology of Superstition, Stuart Vyse, Oxford UP, 1997
- How We Know What Isn't So, The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life, Thomas Gilovich, The Free Press, 1991
- Inevitable Illusions, How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Minds, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, John Wiley and Sons, 1994
- Self-Deception and Morality, Mike W. Martin, University Press of Kansas, 1986
- Self-Deception and Self-Understanding: New Essays in Philosophy and Psychology, ed. by Mike W. Martin, University Press of Kansas, 1985
- Within Reason, Rationality and Human Behavior, Donald B. Calne, Vintage Books, 1999
- Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception, Second Edition, Abraham J. Twerski Hazelden Information Education, 1997
- By the Grace of Guile: The Role of Deception in Natural History and Human Affairs, Loyal Rue, Oxford UP, 1994
- Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!: The Psychology of Deceit, Charles V. Ford, American Psychiatric Press, 1996
- Perspectives on Self-Deception, edited by Brian P. McLaughlin and others, University of California Press, 1988
- Seeing Through Self-Deception, Annette Barnes, Cambridge UP, 1998
- Self and Deception: A Cross-Cultural Philosophical Enquiry, ed. by Roger T. Ames and Wimal Dissanayake, State Univ. of New York Press, 1996
- Self-Deception, Herbert Fingarette, Univ. of California Press, 2000
- Self-Deception Unmasked, Alfred R. Mele, Princeton UP, 2001
- The Mythomanias: The Nature of Deception and Self-Deception, ed. by Michael S. Myslobodsky, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998
- Deception and Self-Deception: Investigating Psychics, Richard Wiseman, Prometheus Books, 1997
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, 1841, 1852, Charles Mackay, Harmony Books, 1980.
- Influence: Science and Practice, Fourth Edition, Robert B. Cialdini, HarperCollins, 2000
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini,
- The Comforts of Unreason: A Study of the Motives, Rupert Crawshay-Williams,
- Behind Irrational Thought, Greenwood Press, 1970
- Without Good Reason: The Rationality Debate in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Edward Stein, Oxford UP, 1996
- Psychology of Judgment and Choice: A Theoretical Essay, Frank Restle, John Wiley & Sons, 1961
- Psychology of Reasoning, Johnson-Laird, Harvard UP, 1972
- Rationality: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives, ed. by K. Manktelow and D.E. Over, Routledge, 1993
- The Dynamics of Belief, Peter Forrest, Basil Blackwell, 1986
- Belief and Make-Believe: Critical Reflections on the Sources of Credulity, G. A. Wells, Open Court, 1991
Critical Thinking
- Informal Logic, Third Edition, I. M. Copi and K. Burgess-Jackson, Prentice-Hall, 1996
- Critical Thinking, Richard Paul and Linda Elder, Prentice-Hall, 2001
- Asking the Right Questions, A Guide to Critical Thinking, Sixth Edition, M. N. Browne and Stuart Keeley, Prentice-Hall, 2001
- Critical Thinking, Consider the Verdict, Fourth Edition, Bruce N. Waller, Prentice-Hall, 2001
- The Critical Thinking Handbook, Arthur K. Bierman and Robin N. Assali, Prentice-Hall, 1996
- Critical Thinking, Second Edition, William Hughes, Broadview Press, 1996
- Teaching Thinking Skills, J. B. Baron and R. J. Sternberg, W. H. Freeman, 1987
- Developing Minds: A Resource Book for Teaching Thinking, Third Edition, edited by A. L. Costa, Association for Supervision and Curriculm Development, 2001
- The Teaching of Thinking, edited by R. S. Nickerson and others, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1985
- Critical Thinking, Sixth Edition, B. N. Moore and Richard Parker, Mayfield Publishing, 2000
- Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric With Readings, Second Edition, John Chaffe, Houghton Mifflin, 2001
- Nonsense: How To Overcome It, Robert Gula, Stein and Day, 1979
- Thinking Critically, Sixth Edition, John Chaffe, Houghton Mifflin, 2000
- Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking, Third Edition, Diane F. Halpern, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995
- Critical Thinking, Robert Cogan, University Press of America, 1998
- Informal Logic: A Handbook for Critical Argumentation, Douglas N. Walton, Cambridge UP, 1989
- Clear Thinking: A Practical Introduction, Hy Ruchlis, Prometheus Books, 1990
- Becoming a Critical Thinker: A Guide for the New Millennium, Robert T. Carroll, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000
- The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird, Key Curriculum Press, 2000
- Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias: Why We Need Critical Thinking, Robert E. Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford, Prometheus Books, 2003
The Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, and Metaphysics
- The Aristotle Adventure: A Guide to the Greek, Arabic, and Latin Scholars Who Transmitted Aristotle's Logic to the Renaissance, Burgess Laughlin, Albert Hale Publishing, 1995
- Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration of the Grounds for Belief in Science, John Ziman, Cambridge UP, 1978
- The Rationality of Science, W. H. Newton-Smith, Routledge, 1981
- Science and Philosophy, Past and Present, Derek Gjertsen, Penguin Books, 1989
- A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Third Edition, John Losee, Oxford UP, 1993
- The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusion, Philip Kitcher, Oxford UP, 1993
- Science, Truth, and Democracy, Philip Kitcher; Oxford UP, 2001
- Scientific Method, An Historical and Philosophical Introduction, Barry Gower, Routledge, 1997
- Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams, Robert Klee, Oxford UP, 1997
- Real Science, What It Is, and What It Means, John Ziman, Cambridge UP, 2000
- The Logic and Methodology of Science and Pseudoscience, Fred Wilson, Canadian Scholars' Press, 2000
- An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic, Ian Hacking, Cambridge UP, 2001
- Epistemic Justification, Richard Swinburne, Clarendon Press, 2001
- The Architecture of Reason: The Structure and Substance of Rationality, Robert Audi, Oxford UP, 2000
- Epistemology (Philosophical Perspectives, Vol 13), ed. by James Tomberlin, Blackwell, 1999
- The Splendid Feast of Reason, Seymour Jonathan Singer, Univ. of California Press, 2001
- The Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction, Alexander Rosenberg, Routledge, 2000
- Knowledge, Truth, and Duty: Essays on Epistemic Justification, Responsibility, and Virtue, ed. by Matthias Steup, Oxford UP, 2001
- Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, Michael Loux, Routledge, 2000
- Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, Robert Audi, Routledge, 1998
- Is Nature Supernatural? A Philosophical Exploration of Science and Nature, Simon L. Altmann, Prometheus Books, 2002
- Has Science Found God: The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe, Victor J. Stenger, Prometheus Books, 2003
Anthologies
- On Scientific Thinking, ed. by Ryan D. Tweney, Michael E. Doherty, Clifford R. Mynatt, Columbia UP, 1981
- The Philosophy of Science, ed. by R. Boyd, P. Gaspar, J. Trout, MIT Press, 1991
- Philosophy of Science, The Central Issues, ed. by Martin Curd and J. A. Cover, Norton, 1998
- Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science, ed. by Robert Klee, Oxford UP, 1999
- Epistemology: The Big Questions, ed. by Linda Alcoff, Blackwell, 1998
- Epistemology: An Anthology, ed. by Ernest Sosa, Jaegwon Kim, and Matthew McGrath, Blackwell, 1999
- A Companion to Epistemology, ed. by Jonathan Dancy and Ernest Sosa, Blackwell, 1994
- The Blackwell Guide to Epistemology, ed. by John Greco and Ernest Sosa, Blackwell, 1998
- Knowledge: Readings in Contemporary Epistemology, ed. by Sven Bernecker and Fred I. Dretsky, Oxford UP, 2000
- Metaphysics: The Big Questions, ed. by Peter van Inwagen and Dean W. Zimmerman, Blackwell, 1998
- Metaphysics: An Anthology, ed. by Jaegwon Kim and Ernest Sosa, Blackwell, 1999
- A Companion to Metaphysics, ed. by Jaegwon Kim and Ernest Sosa, Blackwell, 1996
Modern Skepticism and the Skeptics Movement
Martin Gardner (Founder of the Skeptics Movement)
- Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, Dover Publications, 1957
- Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus, Prometheus Books, 1981
- Order and Surprise, Prometheus Books, 1983
- The New Age: Notes of a Fringe Watcher, Prometheus Books, 1991
- On the Wild Side, Prometheus Books, 1992
- Weird Water and Fuzzy Logic, Prometheus Books, 1996
- From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley Jr., Prometheus Books, 2000
- Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?, W. W. Norton, 2000
Paul Kurtz (Chairman of the Skeptics Movement)
- The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal, Prometheus Books, 1991
- The New Skepticism, Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge, Prometheus Books, 1992
- Skepticism and Humanism, The New Paradigm, Transaction Publishers, 2001
- Skeptical Odysseys, Prometheus Books, 2001
James Randi (Magician of the Skeptics Movement)
- Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and Other Delusions, Prometheus Books, 1982
- The Faith Healers, Prometheus Books, 1987
- An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural, St. Martins Press, 1997
Joe Nickell (Occult Investigator of the Skeptics Movement)
- Secrets of the Supernatural, Investigating the World's Occult Mysteries, with John Fischer, Prometheus Books, 1988
- Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics, and Other Mysteries, Prometheus Books, with Robert Baker, 1992
- Mysterious Realms: Probing Paranormal, Historical, and Forensic Enigmas, with John Fischer, Prometheus Books, 1993
- Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions & Healing Cures, Prometheus Books, 1993
- Psychic Sleuths: ESP and Sensational Cases, Prometheus Books, 1994
- Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings, Prometheus Books, 1995
- Inquest on the Shroud of Turin, Updated, Prometheus Books, 1999
- Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal, University Press of Kentucky, 2001
Kendrick Frazier (Editor of the Skeptics Movement)
- Paranormal Borderlands of Science, Prometheus Books, 1981
- Science Confronts the Paranormal, Prometheus Books, 1986
- The Hundredth Monkey, Prometheus Books, 1991
- Encounters with the Paranormal, Prometheus Books, 1998
Michael Shermer (Promoter of the Skeptics Movement)
- The Borderlands of Science, Oxford UP, 2001
- Why People Believe Weird Things, Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time, W. H. Freeman, 1997
- How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science, W. H. Freeman, 2000
Other Authors
- The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Carl Sagan, Ballantine Books, 1997
- How to Think About Weird Things, Critical Thinking for a New Age, Second Edition, Theodore Schick and Luke Vaughn, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1999
- Pseudoscience and the Paranormal, Terence Hines, Prometheus Books, 1988
- The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal, ed. by Gordon Stein, Prometheus Books,
- Voodoo Science, Robert Park, Oxford UP, 2000
- The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-deception, and Human Frailty, Walter Gratzer, Oxford UP, 2000
- A Physicist's Guide to Skepticism, Milton Rothman, Prometheus Books, 1988
- Occult and Supernatural Phenomena, D. H. Rawcliffe, Dover Publications, 1959
- The Fringe of the Unknown, L. Sprague de Camp, Prometheus Books, 1983
- Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, C. Wynn and A. Wiggins, Joseph Henry Press, 2001
- Science or Pseudoscience, Henry H. Bauer, Univ. of Illinois Press, 2001
- Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, Third Edition, Kenneth L. Feder, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1998
- Cult Archaeology and Creationism, Understanding Pseudoscientific Beliefs About the Past, Francis B. Harrold and Raymond A. Eve, University of Iowa Press, 1987
- Leaps of Faith: Science, Miracles, and the Search for Supernatural Consolation, Nicholas Humphrey, Copernicus Books, 1999
- Psychology's Occult Doubles: Psychology and the Problem of Pseudoscience, by Thomas Hardy Leahey and Grace Evans Leahey, Nelson-Hall, 1993
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