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Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science

With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstitionscientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions about the growing criticism of science by humanists and social scientists on the "academic left." This paperback edition of Higher Superstitionincludes a new afterword by the authors.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 348 pages

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