Would you say pure science / pure math people would appreciate postmodernism and science studies more?
re: "science studies" what kind of works did you roughly have in mind? the kind of stuff that gets done in STS departments? Bruno Latour-ish stuff? sociology of a biology lab etc On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perry E. Metzger [12/05/08 11:37 -0400]: > > > > analysis, however. I draw a large distinction between Shakespeare and > > the mounds of masters theses written about him that moulder in college > > filing cabinets. > > > > Clear examples of genius, mangled to death by mediocre and hair splitting > criticism and analysis that deserves to molder in filing cabinets. > > But my point was about authors, or even whole genres. Post modernism as a > whole seems to be rather less popular than broccoli is, on its own and > without being further mangled by thin skinned and prima donna profs like > that woman at Dartmouth (well, at Northwestern, now) > > And this distaste for post modernism seems to span two very distinct > communities - the liberal arts types (and I consider myself one, not that I > got any kind of arts degree) and the engineers. > Would you say pure science / pure math people would appreciate > postmodernism and science studies more? > > I read the threads but still dont see consensus here - of course the > question I raise by itself is a very broad generalization, but still.. > > suresh > > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - does the frog know it has a latin name? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
