Philosopher Simon Blackburn has
a review piece on a collection of essays by physicist Alan Sokal (he of the delicious
Sokal Hoax). In the review, Blackburn has many sensible and reasonable things to say. He is a fan of science, its contribution to our culture and its ability to tell us about the world around us
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http://www.amazon.com/review/R2NYXP4Y0B5PHC/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
The same fault turns up in the otherwise admirable book that Keith Windschuttle wrote on unhelpful schools of thought in historical studies "The Killing of History".
http://www.amazon.com/review/RY57W0ULK5EDJ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
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