[MD] Beyond the Hoax

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting David M <davidint at blueyonder.co.uk>:

> 
> >> Hi Platt
> >>
> >> Yes, Alan Sokal is also pretty leftist in his views too, and attacks
> >> postmodernism for its failure to help progressive politics.
> >> He has also recently mentioned that he thinks Nick Maxwell
> >> offers a better way forward and that he intends to write about
> >> him.
> >>
> >> Ta
> >> David M
> >
> > Hi David M,
> >
> > Sokal's political leanings are irrelevant to the validity of his expose of
> > feckless postmodern thought.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Platt
> >
> 
> DM: Not for me, knowing how you love progressive politics. Of course,
> Chris Norris in his book 'Deconstruction: theory and practice' in the 1980s
> sees Pirsig as an early postmodern. Interesting that Sokal admires Nick
> Maxwell who admires Pirsig. Derrida of course bangs on about the
> role of values in our theories. So the overall picture of relationships is 
> complex.
> I agree with postmodernism that scientismand SOM is not such a great thing,
> but with Sokal and Maxwell that we still need to find an alternative to 
> handle
> reason and science, to make the best of them, as human activities based on
> human values.

If you ask me, Sokal and Maxwell should look to the MOQ for their need to 
to make the best of reason and science.




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