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== Criticism definition == | == Criticism definition == | ||
* from "critical" | * from "critical" | ||
** | ** adjective to discern, judge | ||
** see [[critical thought]] | |||
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=== Sokal affair === | === Sokal affair === | ||
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair | |||
* Professor of Physics Alan Sokal published a paper purporting to take seriously the idea that the laws of physics are social constructs | |||
** he was satirizing similar theories in the social sciences, especially postmodern studies | |||
* his paper: [https://physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/transgress_v2/transgress_v2_singlefile.html Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity (nyu.edu)] | |||
* see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair | |||
== Thomas C. Foster== | == Thomas C. Foster== | ||