Review of Sokal & Bricmonts' _FASHIONABLE NONSENSE_ in NY Times Book Review

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Nov 27 14:20:09 PST 1998


Andrew Kliman wrote:


>In the present case, the pomos are the ones who have ventured
>beyond the bounds of their own specialities, and their abstract
>and ideological conceptions of the natural sciences have been
>revealed by S & B.

If you think Lacan is full of it, you should show that by taking on the body of his work, not mocking some badly appropriated scientific metaphors. The exercise proves nothing.

And just who are these "pomos"? They don't carry cards, so y ou can't bust them on documentary evidence. Are they just the ones in this silly book?

Doug



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