Re:Proceedings Start Against ‘Sokal Squared’ Hoax Professor
by etrautmann on Sunday January 13, 2019 @07:53PM
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I had previously associated that with the right wing partisan media like Fox News and infowars. Surprised to hear that this may be relevant in academic social sciences as well
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Re:Proceedings Start Against ‘Sokal Squared’ Hoax Professor
by mises on Sunday January 13, 2019 @10:23PM
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I'd say they are a little different. Infowars et al are basically just running their mouths for tabloid headlines. Academics adopting this "alternative epistemology" is more concerning. Stupid blowhards will be stupid blowhards, but the should-be bastions of clarity and reason doing this based on a rejection of all Western philosophy is concerning.