Fashionable nonsense : postmodern intellectuals' abuse of science /

Fashionable nonsense : postmodern intellectuals' abuse of science /

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"In 1996, Alan Sokal Published an Essay in the hip intellectual magazine Social Text parodying the scientific but impenetrable lingo of contemporary theorists. On the heels of the fierce academic debate that followed the hoax, Sokal teams up with Jean Bricmont to expose the abuse of scientific...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sokal, Alan D., 1955-
Other Authors: Bricmont, J. (Jean)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Picador USA, [1998]
Subjects:
Bürger, Christa > 1935- > Postmoderne
Science > Philosophy.
Jargon
Kritik
Naturwissenschaften
Philosophie
Postmodernisme.
Misbruik.
Natuurwetenschappen.
Postmoderne
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Jacques Lacan
  • Julia Kristeva
  • Intermezzo: epistemic relativism in the philosophy of science
  • Luce Irigaray
  • Bruno Latour
  • Intermezzo: chaos theory and "postmodern science"
  • Jean Baudrillard
  • Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
  • Paul Virilio
  • Gödel's theorem and set theory: some examples of abuse
  • Epilogue. A. Trangressing the boundaries: toward a transformative hermeneutics of quantum gravity. B. Some comments on the parody. C. Transgressing the boundaries: an afterword.