{"product_id":"fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-0312204078-used","title":"Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312204078\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sokal, Alan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1996 physicist Alan Sokal published an essay in Social Text--an influential academic journal of cultural studies--touting the deep similarities between quantum gravitational theory and postmodern philosophy.Soon 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.In Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52342656368928,"sku":"USED0312204078","price":18.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71JBsGl5RXL.jpg?v=1789181305","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-0312204078-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}