FASHIONABLE NONSENSE POSTMODERN INTELLECTUALS' ABUSE OF SCIENCE

C1998, GOOD+ HARDBACK IN GOOD+ DUSTJACKET, PICADOR USA [SOKAL & BRICMONT] LIGHT EDGE WEAR POSTMODERN INTELLECTUALS' ABUSE OF SCIENCE

From Publisher:

In 1996 Physicist Alan Sokal published an essay in Social Text -- an influential academic journal of cultural studies -- touting the deep similarities between quantum gravitational theory and postmodern philosophy. Soon thereafter, the essay was revealed as a brilliant parody, a catalog of nonsense written in the cutting-edge but impenetrable lingo of postmodern theorists. The event sparked a furious debate in academic circles and made the headlines of newspapers in the U.S. and abroad.

Now Sokal and his fellow physicist Jean Bricmont expand from where the hoax left off. In a delightfully witty and clear voice, the two thoughtfully and thoroughly dismantle the pseudo scientific writings of some of the most fashionable French and American intellectuals. More generally, they challenge the widespread notion that scientific theories are mere "narrations" or social constructions.

At once provocative and measured, Fashionable Nonsense is a passionate defense of science and sense.

Product Info

ISBN: 0312195451

ISBN-13: 9780312195458

Publisher: PICADOR USA

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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