sadness of america/bad postmodernism

[John Doe]

 If you use a term like "Einsteinian Constant" ,
clearly not knowing that no such thing exists, in a
context where it doesn't apply even if it did, that's
showing gross intellectual irresponsibility, not an -
oops! - "slip"...physicists don't go around - except
perhaps sarcastically - bandying terms from Hegelian
dialectic and take themselves  seriously as
philososphers for doing so...you don't know many real
scientists, do you? So what's Derrida's excuse? His
ego?

--- Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:

> He made one slip that even Sokal and Bricmont can
> forgive him for.  But I'm not so worried to defend
> Derrida as to wonder why you'd recommend that book
> to
> an audience to whom it is explicitly not addressed. 
> In the meantime, what's really needed is work
> detailing the abuse of philosophy by scientists ...
> 
> --- John Doe <tristero69 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've read "Of Grammatology" cover to cover ( and
> > then some ) roughly 11 years ago...and no there is
> > no systematic abuse...he rarely alludes to
> > it...however...the Weinberg quote was bad enough;
> it
> > shows blatant ignorance...
> 
> 
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