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Bad Philosophy Defined
- Bad philosophy blocks knowledge growth by stopping questions and critical evaluation.
- It uses obscure, misapplied language to obscure rather than clarify meaning.
Alan Sokal's Hoax Exposed
- Physicist Alan Sokal wrote a nonsense paper mimicking postmodernist language.
- His parody was published in a serious journal, exposing poor academic standards.
Postmodernism's Core Denial
- Postmodernism denies objective truth and clarity is rejected as there is supposedly nothing clear to express.
- It acts as a barrier to objective knowledge, freedom of speech, and rational criticism.