Table of Contents

Part I: The Facts of the Matter.- Introduction.- Definition and Main Principles of Homeopathy.- Myths about Homeopathy.- Current Popularity, Acceptance, and Regulation of Homeopathy.- History of Homeopathy.- Different Types of Homeopathy and Homeopaths.- The Patients of Homeopaths.- Homeopathy as a Criticism of Conventional Medicine.- Scientific Evidence.- Spurious Arguments for and Counter-Arguments against Homeopathy.- Part II: Lexicon of Homeopathy.

Promotional Information

"Wir alle brusten uns, ausreichend gesunden Menschenverstand zu besitzen. Leider ist das jedoch bei vielen von uns ein unzulassiges Wunschdenken. Dieses Buch zeigt in sehr anschaulicher Weise, wie wir fast taglich Trugschlussen und Scheinargumenten aufsitzen. Es ist ein Leitfaden zur Vermeidung solcher Irrtumer. Nikil Mukerji ist es gelungen, uns in 10 einfach zu befolgenden geboten richtige Logik und gesunden Menschenverstand nahezubringen. Sein Buch ist eine lang uberfallige, deutschsprachige Einfuhrung in die Welt des kritischen Denkens, die, wie ich meine, in keinem Haushalt fehlen sollte." (Edzard Ernst, Professor Emeritus fur Komplementarmedizin der University of Exeter, Autor von "Nazis, Nadeln und Intrigen: Erinnerungen eines Skeptikers" (2015))

About the Author

Edzard Ernst is a professor emeritus who has for 20 years researched all areas of alternative medicine. As the world's first professor of complementary medicine (at the University of Exeter) Ernst performed numerous scientific studies of complementary medicine with an emphasis on efficacy and safety. He has published more than 1000 articles in the peer-reviewed literature and several books, including the best-selling "Trick or Treatment" co-authored by Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is joint recipient of the 2015 John Maddox Prize for Standing Up for Science. 

Reviews

“It properly defines homeopathy (and notes how widely its definition can be stretched), narrates the story of its eccentric but brilliant founder Christian Hahnemann, runs through the scientific arguments for and against Hahnemann’s ideas and, as if that is not enough, it provides a comprehensive lexicon which will become the classic first-choice reference on the subject.” (Nick Ross, healthwatch.uk.org, Issue 104, February, 2017)“For doctors, scientists, educated laymen, and for anyone seeking a more complete story, Ernst’s book is unbeatable. It should be the last word on homeopathy.” (Harriet Hall, Science-Based Medicine, sciencebasedmedicine.org, November, 2016)