Science and Anthropology in a Post-Truth World: A Critique of Unreason and Academic Nonsense

Author:   H. Sidky
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 September 2022
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Author:   H. Sidky
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9781793606532


ISBN 10:   1793606536
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Chapter 1: The War on Science and Reason and the Way to Post-Truth Chapter 2: De-legitimizing Science in the Academy: Ideological Underpinnings Chapter 3: Science Studies and the Anthropology of Science: How Postmodernists Sought to Demystify Truth Chapter 4: The Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity, Incomprehensibility, and the Sokal Hoax Chapter 5: American Intellectual Contributions to Science Delegitimation: Kuhn and Feyerabend Chapter 6: Epistemic Relativism: Is the World Truly Unknowable? Chapter 7: Epistemology: How Do We Know What We Know? Chapter 8: The Problem of Pseudoscience in Post-Truth America Chapter 9: Postmodern Anthropology: Epistemic Relativism and Incoherence as an Experimental Moment? Chapter 10: Paranormal and Theistic Anthropology: From Postmodernism to Post-Truth Supernaturalism Chapter 11: From Postmodernism to Post-Truth United States

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H. Sidky is professor of anthropology at Miami University.

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