{"product_id":"9780631198659","title":"Against Relativism Philosophy of Science, Deconstruction, and Critical Theory","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAgainst Relativism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePhilosophy of Science, Deconstruction, and Critical Theory\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Norris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book offers a vigorous and constructive challenge to relativism by examining a wide range of anti-realist theories, and in response offering a variety of arguments amounting to a strong defence of critical realism in the natural and social sciences.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Norris\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wales in Cardiff, and an Associate Fellow of the Centre of Research in Philosophy and Literature at Warwick University. His work has been widely published in both British and American journals, and he is author of thirteen books to date, including\u003ci\u003e Uncritical Theory: postmodernism, intellectuals and the Gulf War\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eTruth and the Ethics of Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 November 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631198659\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311315644556,"sku":"9780631198659","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631198659_e8ed67ae-845f-4b3b-b0a8-d76d921084b4.jpg?v=1780114125","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631198659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}