A exposing postmodernist myths about science

Cultural critics say that "science is politics by other means," arguing that the results of scientific inquiry are profoundly shaped by the ideological agendas of powerful elites. They base their claims on historical case studies purporting to show the systematic intrusion of sexist, racis...

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Glavni autor: Noretta Koertge
Daljnji autori: edited by Noretta Koertge
Jezik:Undetermined
English
Izdano: New York Oxford University Press 1998
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Sažetak:Cultural critics say that "science is politics by other means," arguing that the results of scientific inquiry are profoundly shaped by the ideological agendas of powerful elites. They base their claims on historical case studies purporting to show the systematic intrusion of sexist, racist, capitalist, colonialist and/or professional interests into the very content of science. Physicist Alan Sokal recently poked fun at these claims by foisting a sly parody of the genre on the unwitting editors of the cultural studies journal Social Text touching off a still unabated torrent of editorials, articles, and heated classroom and Internet discussion.
Opis:xi, 322 p.
25 cm
Bibliografija:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0195117255
9780195117257