Intellectual Impostures followed the 1996 "Sokal Affair," where Alan Sokal submitted a parody article, to the cultural studies journal Social Text .
Sokal and Bricmont aimed to demonstrate that several prominent intellectuals abused scientific concepts (from physics, mathematics, and biology) by using them out of context, inaccurately, or as meaningless metaphors. Intellectual Impostures: postmodern philosopher...
It acts as a critique of how "authority" is determined in academic and public spheres. To help you further, would you like: Intellectual Impostures: postmodern philosopher...
Critiqued for applying poetic language to mathematical theory. Intellectual Impostures: postmodern philosopher...
The authors specifically state they are not criticizing all philosophy, but rather the specific "abuse" of scientific terminology.