Beyond the Hoax Science, Philosophy and Culture |
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| Author:
| Sokal, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-923920-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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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 amongst the post-modernists he had so hilariously--and convincingly--parodied. Here Sokal revisits this remarkable chapter in our intellectual history to illuminate issues that are with us even more pressingly today than...
More DescriptionWhen 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 amongst the post-modernists he had so hilariously--and convincingly--parodied. Here 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.