Alan Sokal je matematik a fyzik, který proslul svou kritikou postmodernismu. Jeho práce se pohybuje na pomezí matematické fyziky a kombinatoriky, kde zkoumá souvislosti mezi těmito obory. Sokal je známý především svou akcí z roku 1996, kdy pod falešným jménem publikoval v postmoderním časopise nesmyslný článek, aby poukázal na intelektuální nedostatek v oboru. Tímto krokem, známým jako Sokalova aféra, chtěl bránit levici před jejími vlastními módními a neopodstatněnými proudy.
Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', presents a selection of essays that deal with science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the 21st century
When Intellectual Impostures was published in France, it sent shock waves through the Left Bank establishment. When it was published in Britain, it provoked vicious debate. Sokal and Bricmont examine the canon of French postmodernists - Lacan, Kristeva, Baudrillard, Irigaray, Latour, Virilio, Deleuze and Guattari - and systematically expose their abuse of science.
Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century.
