Problem
In 1996, Alan Sokal got published a paper he wrote called: "Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity." Don't be put off by the title. I'll let you do the research on the paper and on Sokal. I think you will find it all interesting. Don't worry if you get a headache from reading his article, I did. Just read it and then research what happened. Technically, what Sokal wrote was a persuasion article, though, the article is not persuasive in itself. He was trying persuade a point about the academic publishing industry via this article. Don't worry about what the article says, though, I hope you read through it, if you can, as your assignment will be about what Sokal did. The second half of the paper, the part about philosophy, was a little easier for me to follow than the science part. Have fun. It's an interesting situation.
Questions to address for your paper:
• What is Sokal's claim?
• What kind of a claim is Sokal's?
• What language function is Sokal using?
• Should Sokal have tried in a different way to make his moral appeal about how things are done, sometimes, in the academic publishing industry?
• Did Sokal know his audience, or should he have realized his audience's vulnerable nature and found a different way to address the problem?
• Was Sokal deceiving in his act or honest?
• Did Sokal misuse his authority on the subject by writing this article?
• Was Sokal merely imparting information about the publishing industry with his article, or, did he have a moral lesson in mind with his writing?
• What evidence does Sokal use to make his argument?
• Was Sokal's argument convincing and why?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.