[lbo-talk] The postmodern prince

[dave dorkin]

I'm not sure what extra training he needed that he
didnt have when he read Derrida's Of Grammatology for
example. Does facility with the arguments mean
agreeing with them? As I said, he doesnt think mush of
this particularly worth his time in print and refers
to Chris Norris & others on related topics if pple are
interested. I dont know what you mean about presenting
his opinion as if it isnt arguable without loads of
evidence (I dont do that personally about flat
earthers myself)

I dont demand that you demonstate anything about
Chomsky, I am suggesting that he is a whole lot
sharper than you are implying here, knows philosophy
and social science unbelievably well and knows many of
the people in question personally so I'd think twice
about my own position before saying that he was
clueless.  If you want more information on his
position, ask him. I dont understand why there is so
much reluctance to engage directly with him and
instead there are comments about him not getting it.
Why dont you have at it with him and see what he gets.
As for statistical theory, I'm not sure what you mean
exactly re social science getting its scientific
wings, but having worked a little with econometrics
myself, I'm smiling.

Dave

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