A House Built on Sand
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Noretta Koertge is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University.
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. 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 by foisting a sly parody of the genre on the unwitting editors of the cultural studies journal Social Text, touching off a still-unabated torrent of heated discussion. This hard-hitting collection picks up where Sokal left off. The essayists offer crisp and detailed critiques of case studies offered by the cultural critics as evidence that scientific results tell as more about social context than they do about the natural world. Pulling no punches, they identify numerous crude factual blunders (e.g. that Newton never performed any experiments) and egregious errors of omission, such as the attempt to explain the slow development of fluid dynamics solely on the terms of gender bias. Where there are positive aspects of a flawed account,or something to be learned from it, they do not hesitate to say so. Their target is shoddy scholarship. Comprising new essays by distinguished scholars of history, philosophy and science (including Sokal himself), this book raises lively debate to a new level of seriousness. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00109606616
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Librería: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Roundabout Books, Greenfield, MA, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1780233
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Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. 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 by foisting a sly parody of the genre on the unwitting editors of the cultural studies journal Social Text, touching off a still-unabated torrent of heated discussion. This hard-hitting collection picks up where Sokal left off. The essayists offer crisp and detailed critiques of case studies offered by the cultural critics as evidence that scientific results tell as more about social context than they do about the natural world. Pulling no punches, they identify numerous crude factual blunders (e.g. that Newton never performed any experiments) and egregious errors of omission, such as the attempt to explain the slow development of fluid dynamics solely on the terms of gender bias. Where there are positive aspects of a flawed account,or something to be learned from it, they do not hesitate to say so. Their target is shoddy scholarship. Comprising new essays by distinguished scholars of history, philosophy and science (including Sokal himself), this book raises lively debate to a new level of seriousness. Nº de ref. del artículo: CIN0195117263G
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Librería: Miki Store, San Jose, CA, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Good. This book has some highlight but still in good condition in general, no lost page, no tear. Nº de ref. del artículo: fc-bs62
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR004920236
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Librería: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Bumping to cover and page corners; a couple of bottom page corners have been previously creased; writing in ink on page 322 and marginalia on various pages. ; 6 x 9 1/4"; 322 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 110843
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Librería: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: Fine. 322 pages. "There is no more important debate than that going on now between those who believe that the scientific approach to knowledge is at root a force for democracy and progress and those who instead believe that requireds for its development a repudiation of the claim that science provides a universal and rational framework for thought in favor of a broad epistemic relativism." FINE SOFTCOVER Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 035819
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Librería: Boswell's Books, Shelburne Falls, MA, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1780233
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