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A House Built on Sand - Exposing Postmodernist Myths About Science (Hardcover, New): Noretta Koertge

A House Built on Sand - Exposing Postmodernist Myths About Science (Hardcover, New)

Noretta Koertge

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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. Physicist Alan Sokal recently poked fun at these claims, touching off a still-unabated torrent of heated discussion. This hard-hitting collection picks up where Sokal left off, offering crisp, detailed critiques of case studies presented by cultural critics as evidence that scientific results tell us more about social context than they do about the natural world. Comprising new essays by distinguished scholars of history, philosophy, and science (including Sokal himself), this book raises a lively debate to a new level of seriousness.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 1998
First published: July 1998
Editors: Noretta Koertge (Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science)
Dimensions: 244 x 164 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511725-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
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LSN: 0-19-511725-5
Barcode: 9780195117257

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