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

[Brad De Long]

>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.

Save that badly appropriating scientific metaphors raises the likelihood
that other elements in their work are badly appropriated as well.

Whoever "they" are...

Brad DeLong