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The mathematician Michael Harris wrote a very good even-handed review of Fashionable Nonsense. He finds possible value in the philosophy that it mocks, and poi
by theoh 10y ago
The mathematician Michael Harris wrote a very good even-handed review of Fashionable Nonsense.
He finds possible value in the philosophy that it mocks, and points out the general crudeness of the authors' attitude and approach. I think his review is well worth reading.
https://webusers.imj-prg.fr/~michael.harris/Iknow.pdf https://webusers.imj-prg.fr/~michael.harris/Iknow.pdf
- jnbiche 10y agoOh dear God, I read only 1/4 of the review and I feel like I've lost several IQ points. Yes, perhaps they were crude, but unlike Dr. Harris, I find no value in the philosophy mocked by Fashionable Nonsense. Even reading about that kind of postmodern philosophical claptrap is pretty devoid of value (which is probably why I never managed to read all of Fashionable Nonsense). But yes, he's a mathematician, I agree.
- theoh 10y agoHarris has, I think, a really good prose style and a refreshing "all's grist to my mill" attitude to the topic. Sorry for the damage to your IQ.