www.unice.fr/zetetique/ © H. Broch & J.W. Nienhuys, Laboratoire de Zététique, 2001. vers. 3. On the doctoral thesis of Ms Germaine (Elizabeth) Teissier By Prof. Henri Broch Laboratoire de Zététique Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France Rendered in English, with added comments, by Jan Willem Nienhuys Skepsis, Netherlands e-mail:
[email protected] English summary in the original French version : Concerning the doctoral thesis of Ms Germaine Teissier (known as Elizabeth Teissier) The 2001 doctoral thesis in sociology of the french astrologer Elizabeth Teissier is in fact falsely sociological but a really botched-up job ; far away from the requested formal level for a doctoral work. This thesis contains dishonest quotations, many unproven allegations and some false ones. The great number of quite ridiculous errors about the movements of the celestial sphere annihilates all and any credibility concerning this mediatic star's allegations about… signs and stars. This paper is a rapid survey of Teissier's incoherences whether mild or profound. Hence she demonstrates 1) a total ignorance of the basis of the matter she writes about and 2) using Mrs Teissier's own words, also her fanaticism, intolerance and lack of humility. But the goal of the present text is not to shoot at Teissier who, very astutely, has taken advantage of the intellectual weakness and/or incompetence of some academics. But to be careful not to place the responsability into the wrong lap. The aim of the present text is to clearly point the finger at the nincompoops who accepted to ratify such nonsense. Ms Germaine Elisabeth Hanselmann, better known as Elizabeth Teissier, has defended a doctoral dissertation in the Sorbonne (University of Paris V) on April 7, 2001.