Critiqued for misuse of mathematical concepts like topology.
The authors argue that postmodern philosophers often use scientific jargon to intimidate readers and add an air of authority to their work, even though the usage is mathematically or physically nonsensical.
The authors specifically state they are not criticizing all philosophy, but rather the specific "abuse" of scientific terminology. Intellectual Impostures: postmodern philosopher...
Critiqued for applying poetic language to mathematical theory.
A summary of the specific regarding a particular philosopher (e.g., Lacan or Deleuze)? The counter-arguments or responses from postmodern critics? More details on the Sokal hoax article itself? EU-E-Law, Lao Tzu and Law Teachers in the CT Age - BILETA Critiqued for misuse of mathematical concepts like topology
Intellectual Impostures followed the 1996 "Sokal Affair," where Alan Sokal submitted a parody article, to the cultural studies journal Social Text .
Intellectual Impostures (published as Fashionable Nonsense in the US) is a 1998 book by physicists Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont that critiques the use of scientific concepts and terminology by several prominent French postmodernist philosophers. 1. Core Purpose and Argument More details on the Sokal hoax article itself
Sokal and Bricmont aimed to demonstrate that several prominent intellectuals abused scientific concepts (from physics, mathematics, and biology) by using them out of context, inaccurately, or as meaningless metaphors.