Alan Sokal
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Alan David Sokal is an American professor of mathematics at University College London and professor emeritus of physics at New York University. He works with statistical mechanics and combinatorics.
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Alan Sokal
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But why did I do it? I confess that I'm an unabashed Old Leftist who never quite understood how deconstruction was supposed to help the working class.
Alan Sokal
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Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the windows of my apartment.
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71
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