Beyond the hoax science, philosophy and culture

Indeed, Sokal shows that academic leftists have unwittingly abetted right wing ideologies by wrapping themselves in a relativistic fog where any belief is as valid as any other because all claims to truth must be regarded as equally suspect. Sokal's goal, throughout the book, is to expose the d...

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Autor principal: Sokal, Alan
Altres autors: Alan Sokal
Idioma:Undetermined
English
Publicat: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Sumari:Indeed, Sokal shows that academic leftists have unwittingly abetted right wing ideologies by wrapping themselves in a relativistic fog where any belief is as valid as any other because all claims to truth must be regarded as equally suspect. Sokal's goal, throughout the book, is to expose the dangers in such thinking and to defend a scientific worldview based on respect for evidence, logic, and reasoned argument over wishful thinking, superstition, and demagoguery of any kind
Descripció física:xxi, 465 p.
26 cm
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199239207
9780199239207