Comment by q845712
2 years ago
imo part of the goal is to convince you that "reason" is ...
- an illusion
- an affectation of the bourgeoisie
- an incomplete and imperfect tool
- only effective within a limited and hard-to-bound domain
- a tool of oppression
- capable of being claimed or colonized by any number of objectionable belief systems
When the post-modernists lose arguments because their ideas lack merit, they attack the very concept of merit in a desperate attempt to remain relevant.
Unfortunately, this is a plan that works when you infect the institutions of learning with it by misaligning incentives.
Can't tell if you're being facetious, but I believe you're about 50% right.