Post #1581597
2025-08-06 17:46 UTC
Figures like Richard Rorty & Paul Feyerabend shot to international attention and acclaim by appropriating the trappings of antiauthoritarianism & "anarchism" for their position, while studiously rejecting political anarchism for the authoritarianism of liberalism. Anarchists were NOT HAPPY WITH THIS
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@rechelon@mastodon.social 2025-08-06 17:46
The "science wars" refers to this massive fight over realism vs antirealism that started in the radical left, before spilling over into frontpage newspaper headlines worldwide. The legacy of *both sides*, the antirealists and the realists, continues to influence reactionaries and fascists today.