Abstract
One type of 'scientific hoaxes' aims at ridiculing scientific journals by fooling them to publish underiously written texts. The article discusses three cases (Sokal; Goghossian; Pluckrose & al.) and points at their weaknesses if considered as experiments. None of the conclusions made by the hoaxes' authors, or by many of their commentators, are justified.
Translated title of the contribution | ’Hoaxes’ as weapons in Sciences’ Wars |
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Original language | Finnish |
Pages (from-to) | 33-36 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tieteessä tapahtuu |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
MoE publication type | B1 Article in a scientific magazine |
Keywords
- Peer reviewing
- hoax