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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Auteur principal: Sokal, Alan
Autres auteurs: Alan Sokal
Langue:Undetermined
English
Publié: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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Résumé: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
Description matérielle:xxi, 465 p.
26 cm
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199239207
9780199239207