Rayford Speziale: What Jim said...in spades!Before trying to make sense of that stuff, I suggest you do an online search for the "Sokal Hoax" if after that you're still interested, try Foucault's' "This Is Not a Pipe" to start.
Bob Pucella: Well I hate to break it to you, but obfuscation is a key component of postmodern stuff. It hides the fact that there is no real argument in it!Having had formal training in philosophy I would suggest you read something in the analytic tradition. Although the content is difficult it is intellectually honest and very rewarding. I suggest something like this:http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7630.htmlVolume one has quite a bit of first order logic so I suggest avoiding it unless you're good at mathematics or have studied computer science....Show more
Dorethea Beaston: "New Philosophies of Social Science: Realism, Hermeneutics and Critical Theory"by William Outhwaite
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