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Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture
Alan Sokal
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Description for Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture
Paperback. Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHX; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
In 1996, Alan Sokal, a Professor of Physics at New York University, wrote a paper for the cultural-studies journal Social Text, entitled 'Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a transformative hermeneutics of quantum gravity'. It was reviewed, accepted and published. Sokal immediately confessed that the whole article was a hoax - a cunningly worded paper designed to expose and parody the style of extreme postmodernist criticism of science. The story became front-page news around the world and triggered fierce and wide-ranging controversy. Sokal is one of the most powerful voices in the continuing debate about the status of evidence-based knowledge. ... Read more
In 1996, Alan Sokal, a Professor of Physics at New York University, wrote a paper for the cultural-studies journal Social Text, entitled 'Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a transformative hermeneutics of quantum gravity'. It was reviewed, accepted and published. Sokal immediately confessed that the whole article was a hoax - a cunningly worded paper designed to expose and parody the style of extreme postmodernist criticism of science. The story became front-page news around the world and triggered fierce and wide-ranging controversy. Sokal is one of the most powerful voices in the continuing debate about the status of evidence-based knowledge. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199561834
SKU
V9780199561834
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About Alan Sokal
Alan Sokal is Professor of Physics at New York University and Professor of Mathematics at University College, London. His main research interests are in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. Among non-physicists, Sokal is probably best known for his famous parody of postmodern science criticism, known as the 'Sokal Hoax', which aroused fierce debate in cultural circles, and received widespread ... Read more
Reviews for Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture
Review from previous edition If you're concerned about the role of science in making sense of our world, you need to read it.
BBC Focus, Robert Matthews
Most scientists will be highly appreciative of and deeply fascinated by what Sokal has to say in this remarkable book.
Chemistry World
BBC Focus, Robert Matthews
Most scientists will be highly appreciative of and deeply fascinated by what Sokal has to say in this remarkable book.
Chemistry World