Böcker av James Robert Brown

Brown chronicles engagements in the science wars-from the "Sokal affair" to angry confrontations over the nature of evidence, the possibility of objectivity, and the methods of science-to show how the contested terrain is science, but the prize is political: Whoever wins the science wars will have an unprecedented influence on our governance.

In response to recent critics, this is a defence of realism. The roles of abstraction, abstract objects and "a priori" methods are explored, demonstrating the ways in which science mirrors the world.

An investigation into the philosophical implications of thought experiments in science. Brown provides a fascinating account of some of the most influential thought experiments in the history of science.