Abstract
In the light of the Sokal Hoax affair we reconsider the issues of the cultural meaning of science, and of the effect of culture, philosophy and religion on scientists and scientific theories. Following a comment to the Sokal affair by Steven Weinberg, we consider also the related questions of the objective validity and of the uniqueness or multiplicity of physical theories.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
The Sokal Hoax, The Sham that Shook the Academy, edited by the editors of Lingua Franca, University of Nebraska Press 2000.
Einstein A., Induktion und Deduktion in der Physik,Berliner Tageblat, 25 December 1919.
D’eramo M., Sfregio Accademico a Greenwich Square,Il Manifesto, Rome 6 November 1996.
Sokal A., Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity,Social Text 46/47 (1996), 217–252.
Sokal A., Revelation: A Physicist experiments with Cultural studies, Lingua Franca, May-June 1996.
Weinberg S., Sokal’s Hoax,New York Review of Books, 8 August 1996.
Wise N., Letter to the Editors,New York Review of Books, 3 October 1996.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2003 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pellegrini, C. (2003). On the Uniqueness or Multiplicity of Physical Theories: A Note on the Margin of the “Sokal Affair”. In: Benci, V., Cerrai, P., Freguglia, P., Israel, G., Pellegrini, C. (eds) Determinism, Holism, and Complexity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4947-2_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4947-2_11
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-3394-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-4947-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive