Did the Science Wars Take Place? with William Gillis

About this episode

The episode features an interview with William Gillis discussing the themes of his book on the Science Wars and anti-realism.

My guest this week is anarchist activist William Gillis, author of the book Did the Science Wars Take Place? The Political and Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism. We cover the many flavors of anti-realism Gillis lays out in his book, and which ones seem harmfully prevalent on the left. Enjoy! Did the Science Wars Take Place? https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/william-gillis-did-the-science-wars-take-place Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . Next Episode: Liberal Socialism with Matt McManus

People in this episode

Guest: William Gillis

Topics covered

• Science Wars
• anti-realism
• politics
• ethics
• anarchism

Keywords

• radical realism
• leftist politics
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Did the Science Wars Take Place?

Books & works: Did the Science Wars Take Place, The Political and Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism, Liberal Socialism

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