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Debunking the Conventional Wisdom About the Science Wars

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Essays by mathematician Gabriel Stolzenberg arguing that allegations made by Alan Sokal and others of relativist and postmodernist 'science-abuse' in the humanities and social sciences are based largely on hostile misreadings and pop metaphysics.

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Title: G. Stolzenberg: A mathematician debunks the conventional view of the Sokal affair
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debunkings of allegations by science warriors, such as Alan Sokal, Steven Weinberg, Paul Boghossian, Thomas Nagel and Paul R. Gross, about science-abuse in the humanities and social sciences
Category: Construction - David - Thomas - Science - Scientific - Harry - Steven - Paul - Knowledge - Sociology - Social - Collins - Alan - Weinberg - Latour - Wars - Gross - Bruno - Gabriel - Jacques - Bloor - Derrida - Stolzenberg - Sokal - Boghossian - Nagel


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