{"product_id":"fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-paperback","title":"Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Sokal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Bricmont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1996 physicist Alan Sokal published an essay in \u003ci\u003eSocial Text\u003c\/i\u003e--an influential academic journal of cultural studies--touting the deep similarities between quantum gravitational theory and postmodern philosophy. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon thereafter, the essay was revealed as a brilliant parody, a catalog of nonsense written in the cutting-edge but impenetrable lingo of postmodern theorists. The event sparked a furious debate in academic circles and made the headlines of newspapers in the U.S. and abroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Sokal and his fellow physicist Jean Bricmont expand from where the hoax left off. In a delightfully witty and clear voice, the two thoughtfully and thoroughly dismantle the pseudo-scientific writings of some of the most fashionable French and American intellectuals. More generally, they challenge the widespread notion that scientific theories are mere \"narrations\" or social constructions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Sokal \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of physics at New York University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Bricmont \u003c\/b\u003eis a theoretical physicist with the Université de Louvaine in Belgium.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.28 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754251714848,"sku":"9780312204075","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b809d4088c803532efa58ab8da836c47.webp?v=1780036496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}