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SILVA, Jairo José da. Intellectual impostors: some reflections. []. , 6, 1, pp.87-99. ISSN 1517-2430.
in this paper I summarize some of the most relevant aspects of the so-called Sokal and Bricmont affair - a parody that evolved to a full-fledged criticism of the excesses of post-modernism - and analyze the reactions it elicited in some articles published in Folha de São Paulo. I close with a reflection on the unfortunate neglect of the exact sciences in education in general and, in particular, the education of philosophers and social scientists.
: Post-modernism; Sokal and Bricmont.