This book is the latest and most explosive bomb to be launched in the "science wars." Recently, a cadre of historians and philosophers of science have attempted to deconstruct the scientific process by examining its underlying social metaphors. Many scholars, especially practicing scientists, view these efforts with undisguised disdain. The essays here, which are by scientists and philosophers, debunk postmodernist science studies by exposing their purported biases, errors, and fallacies. Essentially, they deconstruct the deconstructionists. For example, Michael Ruse asks, "Is Darwinism Sexist?" while Alan Sokal tackles "What the Social Text Affair Does and Does Not Approve." Although some olive branches are extended, the overall tone is aggressive. Academics on both sides of the debate will need this book. Expect a counterattack?

诺里塔·克瑞杰，美国印第安那大学科学哲学与历史教授。她的研究领域包括科学史、科学哲学与科学文化。在科学文化研究方面，她主编了Nature and Causes of Homosexuality:A Philosophy and Scientific Inquiry与Daphne Patai合著了Professing Feminism:Cau-tionary Tales from the Strange World of Women's Studies。