The parts are:
The Strange World of Postmodernist Science Studies;
Myths, Metaphors, and Misreadings;
Interests, Ideology, and the Construction of Experiments;
Art, Nature, and the Rise of Experimental Method;
Civilian Casualties of Postmodern Perspectives on Science.
Contents
- Scrutinising Science Studies. 1998
- Alan D. Sokal. What the Social Text Affair Does and Does Not Prove. 1998
- Paul A. Boghossian. What the Sokal Hoax Ought to Teach Us. 1998
- Philip Kitcher. A Plea for Science Studies. 1998
- Paul R. Gross. Bashful Eggs, Macho Sperm, and Tonypandy. 1998
- Philip A. Sullivan. An Engineer Dissects Two Case Studies: Hayles on Fluid Mechanics, and MacKenzie on Statistics. 1998
- Paul R. Gross. Evidence-Free Forensics and Enemies of Objectivity. 1998
- Michael Ruse. Is Darwinism Sexist? (And if It Is, So What?). 1998
- William J. McKinney. When Experiments Fail: Is "Cold Fusion" Science as Normal?. 1998
- Allan Franklin. Avoiding the Experimenters' Regress. 1998
- Allan Franklin. Do Mutants Die of Natural Causes? The Case of Atomic Parity Violation. 1998
- John Huth. Latour's Relativity. 1998
- Alan Soble. In Defense of Bacon. 1998
- William R. Newman. Alchemy, Domination, and Gender. 1998
- Cassandra L. Pinnick. What's Wrong with the Strong Programme's Case Study of the "Hobbes-Boyle" Dispute?. 1998
- Margaret C. Jacob. Reflections on Bruno Latour's Version of the Seventeenth Century. 1998
- Postmodernisms and the Problem of Scientific Literacy. 1998
- Norman Levitt. The End of Science, the Central Dogma of Science Studies, Monsieur Jourdain, and Uncle Vanya. 1998
- Meera Nanda. The Epistemic Charity of the Social Constructivist Critics of Science and Why the Third World Should Refuse the Offer. 1998