Science, Narrative, and Agency in Gravity's Rainbow-two questions

[R. Fiero]

Paul Celmer wrote:
>As a long-time lurker on this list (I was here back during the Koopman
>spectacle) and a long time reader of Pynchon criticism (and have even added
>some of my own to the pile), I found the essay "Science, Narrative, and
>Agency" to be one of the more interesting and readable pieces I had ever
>come across. I agree it is a bit "loose" in places, but that might be the
>tradeoff for keeping the argument moving. And perhaps I am a bit biased in
>that I am very interested in the rhetoric of science. Still, I was surprised
>by the strength of the negative reaction to it on this list.
>
>Have I just been suckered into another "Sokal Affair?"
>I could not for the life of me find the name of the author of the piece on
>the website. Anyone have it?
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul

The only negative comments were mine.  I agree that the article 
is pleasant for several reasons in spite of the author's 
membership in the Everything is Everything crowd.
First, the Godel remark refers to a statement about statements 
and not to a statement about the world.  Second, chaos is a 
branch of mathematics and as such does not depend on any 
physical interpretation for its validity.  Third, the author 
conflates a naive notion of science with Big Science as it is 
actually practiced as an instrument of corporate and military progress.