[–] agf 10y ago ↗ The article: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/transgress_v2/trans...Sokal announcing the hoax: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/lingua_franca_v4/li...The response by Social Text to Sokal announcing the hoax: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/sokal/SocialText_reply_LF.pdfSokal's response to Social Text's response: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/sokal/reply.html [–] dave2000 10y ago ↗ Your move, Social Text.It's worth looking for Chomsky speaking about post-modernism on youtube (or transcripts). Very amusing. [–] placeybordeaux 10y ago ↗ Wow Social Text's response is worse than what is quoted in wikipedia. They include how they regret that other people did not help them save face.
[–] dave2000 10y ago ↗ Your move, Social Text.It's worth looking for Chomsky speaking about post-modernism on youtube (or transcripts). Very amusing.
[–] placeybordeaux 10y ago ↗ Wow Social Text's response is worse than what is quoted in wikipedia. They include how they regret that other people did not help them save face.
[–] hmahncke 10y ago ↗ Reverse Sokal Affair (spoofed physics papers): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdanov_affair
[–] mimo777 10y ago ↗ I remember working on a research project in statistical physics and my professor taught us the 'politics' of being published. I was crushed.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 27.7 ms ] threadSokal announcing the hoax: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/lingua_franca_v4/li...
The response by Social Text to Sokal announcing the hoax: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/sokal/SocialText_reply_LF.pdf
Sokal's response to Social Text's response: http://www.physics.nyu.edu/sokal/reply.html
It's worth looking for Chomsky speaking about post-modernism on youtube (or transcripts). Very amusing.