Soon after this Sokal and Bricmont wrote a book called 'Fashionable Nonsense' (titled Intellectual Impostures in the UK) in which they tackle Lacan, Deleuze and

Soon after this Sokal and Bricmont wrote a book called 'Fashionable Nonsense' (titled Intellectual Impostures in the UK) in which they tackle Lacan, Deleuze and Guatarri, etc. Its well worth a read. From the wiki page about the book: Sokal and Bricmont claim that they do not intend to analyze postmodernist thought in general. Rather, they aim to draw attention to the abuse of concepts from mathematics and physics, subjects they've devoted their careers to studying and teaching. Sokal and Bricmont define abuse of mathematics and physics as: - Using scientific or pseudoscientific terminology without bothering much about what these words mean. - Importing concepts from the natural sciences into the humanities without the slightest justification, and without providing any rationale for their use. - Displaying superficial erudition by shamelessly throwing around technical terms where they are irrelevant, presumably to impress and intimidate the non-specialist reader. - Manipulating words and phrases that are, in fact, meaningless. - Self-assurance on topics far beyond the competence of the author and exploiting the prestige of science to give discourses a veneer of rigor.