September, 2013 - Columbia University Press Blog

September 5, 2013

Peter Rabins: Douthat, Pinker and "Scientism"

“[Steven] Pinker has failed to recognize the limits of empirical scientific reasoning, just as those who rely predominantly on ecclesiastic or empathic reasoning mistakenly reject scientific results because they do not fit with their values.”—Peter Rabins This week our featured...

September 5, 2013

Donald Prothero at Skylight Books to Talk About Abominable Science! & More Good News About the Book

A scientist discussing his great new book at a great bookstore equals, not surprisingly, a great author event. That is the equation in play tonight as Donald Prothero coauthor of Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous...

September 4, 2013

Peter Rabins: "Three-Facet Model of Causality"

This week our featured book is The Why of Things: Causality in Science, Medicine, and Life, by Peter Rabins. Today, we are featuring another article by Peter Rabins on his unique three facet model approach to causality. And, don’t forget...

September 4, 2013

Abominable Science! Erich Fromm, Immigration in NYC and more Author Events for September

From coast-to-coast, we’ve got a great lineup of author of events for September, beginning with Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero discussing their book Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids at Sklylight Books in Los Angeles...

September 3, 2013

Peter Rabins on Causality and Evolution

“That a construct described 150 years ago is still so central to scientific thinking on the matter is a tribute to Darwin’s genius and, more importantly, evidence of the power of the proposal that he made.”—Peter Rabins This week our...