Abstract
Visual phenomena are often involved in uncovering scientific fraud. Scientific and lay media report of four-dimensional" (Flusser) manipulations in labs (Moewus, parapsychology, Beneviste), three-dimensional" artefacts in archaeology, geology (Lying Stones", Piltdown, Fujimura) and biology, medicine (Kammerer's ink-injected mid wife toad, Summerlin's painted mices",Illmensee's bluff of cloning mices). Incriminated two-dimensional representations (plagiarism or manipulations of pictures) are said to be fabricated by Ernst Haeckel (embryos), René Bonblot (N-Rays"), german cancer star researchers , physics shooting star Jan Hendrik Schön and in the lab of pheromone researcher Heinz Breer. Theft of pictures and bluffs are part of many affairs. Why did peer reviewing of papers submitted for publication not stand the test? Why were many affairs uncovered by examining illustrations - by readers or insiders, but not by the journal referees?
| Translated title of the contribution | Visual phenomena in scientific communication: Fraud and forgery, e.g. - |
|---|---|
| Original language | German (Austria) |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | European Journal for Semiotic Studies |
| Volume | 15 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Fields of science
- 502027 Political economy
- 509017 Social studies of science
- 603 Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
- 603102 Epistemology
- 603103 Ethics
- 603109 Logic
- 603113 Philosophy
- 603114 Philosophy of mind
- 603119 Social philosophy
- 603120 Philosophy of language
- 603122 Philosophy of technology
- 603124 Theory of science