Eine der ersten Verwendungen des Begriffs "Pseudo-Science" findet sich im Northern Journal of Medicine von 1844, S. 387: ''"That opposite kind of innovation which pronounces what has been recognized as a branch of science, to have been a pseudo-science, composed merely of so-called facts, connected together by misapprehensions under the disguise of principles"''.<ref>https://archive.org/details/northernjournal00unkngoog</ref> Die heutige Definition basiert mehr oder weniger auf den Arbeiten von Thomas Huxley und Karl Popper. Popper nannte Falsifizierbarkeit ein wichtiges Kriterium zum Unterscheiden von Wissenschaft und Pseudowissenschaft.<ref>[http://aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/CE5/S&PS.html T. H. Huxley: Science and Pseudo-Science]</ref><ref>„Incidentally, the philosopher Karl Popper coined the term, ‘pseudoscience’. The examples he gave were (Western) astrology and homeopathy, the medical system developed in Germany.“ V. V. S. Sarma: Natural calamities and pseudoscientific menace. Current Science 90:2 (25. Januar 2006); „The notion of pseudoscience, as coined by philosopher Karl Popper is discussed in the context of its application to library science and its implications for selection.“ Graham Howard: Pseudo Science and Selection. Collection Management 29:2 (24. Mai 2005)</ref> | Eine der ersten Verwendungen des Begriffs "Pseudo-Science" findet sich im Northern Journal of Medicine von 1844, S. 387: ''"That opposite kind of innovation which pronounces what has been recognized as a branch of science, to have been a pseudo-science, composed merely of so-called facts, connected together by misapprehensions under the disguise of principles"''.<ref>https://archive.org/details/northernjournal00unkngoog</ref> Die heutige Definition basiert mehr oder weniger auf den Arbeiten von Thomas Huxley und Karl Popper. Popper nannte Falsifizierbarkeit ein wichtiges Kriterium zum Unterscheiden von Wissenschaft und Pseudowissenschaft.<ref>[http://aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/CE5/S&PS.html T. H. Huxley: Science and Pseudo-Science]</ref><ref>„Incidentally, the philosopher Karl Popper coined the term, ‘pseudoscience’. The examples he gave were (Western) astrology and homeopathy, the medical system developed in Germany.“ V. V. S. Sarma: Natural calamities and pseudoscientific menace. Current Science 90:2 (25. Januar 2006); „The notion of pseudoscience, as coined by philosopher Karl Popper is discussed in the context of its application to library science and its implications for selection.“ Graham Howard: Pseudo Science and Selection. Collection Management 29:2 (24. Mai 2005)</ref> |