Fashionable Nonsense

Summary

Fashionable Nonsense is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fashionable Nonsense authored Alan Sokal^[3].
• Fashionable Nonsense authored Jean Bricmont^[4].
• Fashionable Nonsense's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Fashionable Nonsense's genre is recorded as philosophy of science^[6].
• Fashionable Nonsense's genre is recorded as criticism^[7].
• Fashionable Nonsense's followed by is recorded as Beyond the Hoax^[8].
• Fashionable Nonsense's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292599684^[9].
• Fashionable Nonsense's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 180864695^[10].
• Fashionable Nonsense's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 137569718^[11].
• Fashionable Nonsense's place of publication is recorded as France^[12].
• Fashionable Nonsense's language of work or name is recorded as French^[13].
• Fashionable Nonsense's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Fashionable Nonsense's country of origin is recorded as France^[15].
• Fashionable Nonsense's publication date is recorded as +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Fashionable Nonsense's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06cj9lf^[17].
• Fashionable Nonsense's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1751051W^[18].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Fashionable Nonsense^[19].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Fashionable Nonsense^[20].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Intellectual Impostures^[21].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122696200^[22].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122696246^[23].
• Fashionable Nonsense's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122696269^[24].
• Fashionable Nonsense's main subject is recorded as philosophy^[25].
• Fashionable Nonsense's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/15/books/is-paris-kidding.html^[26].
• Fashionable Nonsense's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 27742^[27].

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Designation and Status

Fashionable Nonsense's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].

Why It Matters

Fashionable Nonsense ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]