期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2002
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：5-20
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：'Pathological' science implies scientific misconduct: it should not happen and the scientists concerned ought to know better. However, there are no clear and generally agreed definitions of pathological science or of scientific misconduct. The canonical exemplars of pathological science in chemistry (N-rays, polywater) as well as the recent case of cold fusion in electrochemistry involved research practices not clearly distinguishable from those in (revolu-tionary) science. The concept of 'pathological science' was put forth nearly half a century ago in a seminar and lacks justification in contemporary under-standing of science studies (history, philosophy, and sociology of science). It is time to abandon the phrase
