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- Book Title
- Beyond the Hoax : Science, Philosophy and Culture
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- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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- 2008
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- English
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- Science, Philosophy
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- Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, General
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- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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When physicist Alan Sokal revealed that his 1996 article, "Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity," published in Social Text, was a hoax, the ensuing scandal made the front page of the New York Times and caused an uproar among the post-modernists he had so hilariously--and convincingly--parodied. Now, in Beyond the Hoax, Sokal revisits this remarkable chapter in our intellectual history to illuminate issues that are with us even more pressingly today than they were a decade ago. Sokal's main argument, then and now, is for the centrality of evidence in all matters of public debate. The original article, (included in the book, with new explanatory footnotes), exposed the faulty thinking and outright nonsense of the postmodernist critique of science, which asserts that facts, truth, evidence, even reality itself are all merely social constructs. Today, right wing politicians and industry executives are happily manipulating these basic tenents of postmodernism to obscure the scientific consensus on global warming, biological evolution, second-hand smoke, and a host of other issues. 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. Written with rare lucidity, a lively wit, and a keen appreciation of the real-world consequences of sloppy thinking, Beyond the Hoax is essential reading for anyone concerned with the state of American culture today.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199239207
ISBN-13
9780199239207
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Book Title
Beyond the Hoax : Science, Philosophy and Culture
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
464 Pages
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Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
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Q175
Reviews
As a guide to and critique of some of what has gone wrong in academia and in wider culture, Sokal's book is superb., I have seen few better expositions of how thoughtful theoretical scientists actually build up their picture of reality., This is as important a book as anything by Dawkins, Hitchens, Wheen...scrupulous, engaging,...entetaining., "Sokal has an admirable passion for clarity of thought, and is commendably opposed to those who would pass off nonsense as profundity, whether they be commentators on science, spokesmen for religion, or the governments of nations." -- Nature"Beyond the Hoax is an essential text for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science, or for that matter science itself."--New York Sun"Sokal's defense of scientific realism is, as he claims, modest, and its modesty is what makes it cogent and convincing"--IAmerican Scientist, Most scientists will be highly appreciative of and deeply fascinated by what Sokal has to say in this remarkable book., "Sokal has an admirable passion for clarity of thought, and is commendably opposed to those who would pass off nonsense as profundity, whether they be commentators on science, spokesmen for religion, or the governments of nations." --Nature "Beyond the Hoaxis an essential text for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science, or for that matter science itself."--New York Sun "Although he disclaims any special philosophical expertise, he writes well about the philosophy of science. He is good at articulating a basic epistemology for science In these fundamental ways, then, the history and philosophy of science provide the most important defenses that our culture has. It is excellent to see a practicing physicist taking them seriously and contributing to them, as Alan Sokal has done."--The New Republic "Sokal's defense of scientific realism is, as he claims, modest, and its modesty is what makes it cogent and convincing"--IAmerican Scientist, "Sokal has an admirable passion for clarity of thought, and is commendably opposed to those who would pass off nonsense as profundity, whether they be commentators on science, spokesmen for religion, or the governments of nations." -- Nature "Beyond the Hoax is an essential text for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science, or for that matter science itself."--New York Sun "Although he disclaims any special philosophical expertise, he writes well about the philosophy of science. He is good at articulating a basic epistemology for science In these fundamental ways, then, the history and philosophy of science provide the most important defenses that our culture has. It is excellent to see a practicing physicist taking them seriously and contributing to them, as Alan Sokal has done."--The New Republic "Sokal's defense of scientific realism is, as he claims, modest, and its modesty is what makes it cogent and convincing"--IAmerican Scientist, "Sokal has an admirable passion for clarity of thought, and is commendably opposed to those who would pass off nonsense as profundity, whether they be commentators on science, spokesmen for religion, or the governments of nations." -- Nature " Beyond the Hoax is an essential text for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science, or for that matter science itself."-- New York Sun "Although he disclaims any special philosophical expertise, he writes well about the philosophy of science. He is good at articulating a basic epistemology for science In these fundamental ways, then, the history and philosophy of science provide the most important defenses that our culture has. It is excellent to see a practicing physicist taking them seriously and contributing to them, as Alan Sokal has done."-- The New Republic "Sokal's defense of scientific realism is, as he claims, modest, and its modesty is what makes it cogent and convincing"--IAmerican Scientist
Table of Content
Part I: The Social Text Affair1. Transgressing the boundaries: Towards a transformative hermeneutics of quantum gravity [annotated version]2. Transgressing the boundaries: An afterword3. Truth, reason, objectivity, and the Left4. Science studies: Less than meets the eye5. What the Social Text affair does and does not provePart II: Science and Philosophy6. Cognitive relativism in the philosophy of science7. Defense of a modest scientific realismPart III: Science and Culture8. Pseudoscience and postmodernism: Antagonists or fellow-travelers?9. Religion, politics and survival10. Epilogue: Epistemology and ethicsIndex
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-297511
Dewey Decimal
501
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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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