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Re:Derrida vs. the rationalists by theoh on Thursday February 09, 2017 @05:46PM (#13611750)
The mathematician Michael Harris wrote a very good even-handed review of Fashionable Nonsense.

He finds possible value in the philosophy that it mocks, and points out the general crudeness of the authors' attitude and approach. I think his review is well worth reading.

https://webusers.imj-prg.fr/~michael.harris/Iknow.pdf

Re:Derrida vs. the rationalists by jnbiche on Thursday February 09, 2017 @07:01PM (#13612183)
Oh dear God, I read only 1/4 of the review and I feel like I've lost several IQ points. Yes, perhaps they were crude, but unlike Dr. Harris, I find no value in the philosophy mocked by Fashionable Nonsense. Even reading about that kind of postmodern philosophical claptrap is pretty devoid of value (which is probably why I never managed to read all of Fashionable Nonsense).

But yes, he's a mathematician, I agree.

Re:Derrida vs. the rationalists by theoh on Friday February 10, 2017 @08:22AM (#13615162)
Harris has, I think, a really good prose style and a refreshing "all's grist to my mill" attitude to the topic.

Sorry for the damage to your IQ.