The fundamental question whether, or in which sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what scienc

Contextualizes the "Science Wars" from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scientific, political, and cultural perspectives.

Beyond the Science Wars offers a broad contextualization of the "Science Wars"—an ongoing debate between scientists and social scientists over the nature and

In 1996, Alan Sokal, a Professor of Physics at New York University, wrote a paper for the cultural-studies journal Social Text, entitled 'Transgressing the Boun

A collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists focusing on the debate in science between those who believe that science is above criticism and th