The Demon-Haunted World

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Cover of the first edition
Author	Carl Sagan
Country	United States
Language	English
Subjects	Scientific skepticism Science Philosophy
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1995/1997
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	457
ISBN	0-345-40946-9
OCLC	32855551
Dewey Decimal	001.9 20
LC Class	Q175 .S215 1995
Preceded by	Pale Blue Dot
Followed by	Billions and Billions

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is a 1995 book by the astrophysicist Carl Sagan. (Four of the 25 chapters were written with Ann Druyan).^[1]: x In it, Sagan aims to explain the scientific method to laypeople and to encourage people to learn critical and skeptical thinking. He explains methods to help distinguish between ideas that are considered valid science and those that can be considered pseudoscience. Sagan states that when new ideas are offered for consideration, they should be tested by means of skeptical thinking and should stand up to rigorous questioning.