Scientific Irrationalism: Origins of a Postmodern Cult - Hardcover

-With a combination of dazzling philosophical acumen and scarifying wit, Stove does for irrationalism in the philosophy of science what the Romans did for Carthage in the Third Punic War. He assaults and destroys it utterly. It has been a long time since I have read a book of philosophy as entertaining and illuminating.- --Roger Kimball, New Criterion -[T]his book certainly broaches current topics in the philosophy of science with provocative arguments.- --Choice "With a combination of dazzling philosophical acumen and scarifying wit, Stove does for irrationalism in the philosophy of science what the Romans did for Carthage in the Third Punic War. He assaults and destroys it utterly. It has been a long time since I have read a book of philosophy as entertaining and illuminating." --Roger Kimball, New Criterion "[T]his book certainly broaches current topics in the philosophy of science with provocative arguments." --Choice "With a combination of dazzling philosophical acumen and scarifying wit, Stove does for irrationalism in the philosophy of science what the Romans did for Carthage in the Third Punic War. He assaults and destroys it utterly. It has been a long time since I have read a book of philosophy as entertaining and illuminating." --Roger Kimball, "New Criterion" "[T]his book certainly broaches current topics in the philosophy of science with provocative arguments." --"Choice"

A philosophical antidote to confusion over the field of "science studies", an attempt to bridge the gap between science and humanities. The author demonstrates how extravagant has been the verbiage wasted on this issue and how irrational are the combatants.