
In 1996, a physics professor pulled a prank on the academic world whose echoes still resonate today. Moreover, this was not a joke told in a conference hall or a witty remark among colleagues. It was a serious-looking academic article, filled with footnotes, adorned with elaborate titles, and published in a respected journal. Even the title alone was eye-catching: “Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity.” The author was physicist Alan Sokal from Ne
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1996 yılında bir fizik profesörü, akademi dünyasına öyle bir şaka yaptı ki, yankıları bugün hâlâ sürüyor. Üstelik bu şaka, bir konferans salonunda anlatılan bir fıkra ya da meslektaşlar arasında dönen bir espri değil. Gayet ciddi görünen, dipnotlarla dolu, süslü başlıklı ve saygın bir dergide yayımlanan akademik bir makale. Makalenin başlığı bile başlı başına göz korkutucu: “Sınırları Aşmak: Kuantum Kütleçekiminin Dönüştürücü Bir Hermenötiğine Doğru.” Yazarı ise New York Üniversitesi’nden fizikç
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In 1996, a physics professor pulled a prank on the academic world whose echoes still resonate today. Moreover, this was not a joke told in a conference hall or a light-hearted quip among colleagues. It was a serious-looking academic article, filled with footnotes, adorned with elaborate titles, and published in a respected journal. The title alone was startling: “Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity.” The author was physicist Alan Sokal from New
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