{"product_id":"fashionable-nonsense-9780312204075","title":"Fashionable Nonsense","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524827128151,"sku":"9780312204075","price":17.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780312204075.jpg?v=1731858266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fashionable-nonsense-9780312204075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}