Against Relativism: Philosophy of Science, Deconstruction, and Critical Theory

Introduction.

1. Metaphor, Concept, and Theory-Change: Deconstruction as Critical Ontology.

2. Deconstruction and Epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man.

3. Ontological Relativity and Meaning-Variance: A Critical-Constructive Review.

4. Deconstructing Anti-Realism: Quantum Mechanics and Interpretation-Theory.

5. Hermeneutics, Anti-Realism, and Philosophy of Science.

6. Anti-Realism and Constructive Empiricism: Is There a (Real) Difference?.

7. Ontology According to Van Frassen: Some Problems with Constructive Empiricism.

8. Stuck in the Mangle: Sociology of Science and its Discontents.

9. But Will It Fly? Aerodynamics as a Test-Case for Anti-Realism.

10. Why Strong Sociologists Abhor a Vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle/Hobbes Controversy.

11. Leviathan and the Turbojet: A Critique of Sociological Unreason.

Index.