{"product_id":"fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-9780312204075","title":"Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1536953\"\u003eAlan Sokal\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11802957\"\u003eJean Bricmont\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.55w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312204075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312204078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI075000\"\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI016000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI026000\"\u003eCriticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697792684269,"sku":"9780312204075","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_461eb74c-bdba-499e-a5f5-fbca42136b33.jpg?v=1649889684","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fashionable-nonsense-postmodern-intellectuals-abuse-of-science-9780312204075","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}