Keep in mind the editors of Social Text did not believe Sokal’s article was actually sound philosophy. Not understanding it, they preferred to give it the benefit of the doubt.
That’s like excusing oneself from causing a car crash on the grounds of being drunk.
That’s like excusing oneself from causing a car crash on the grounds of being drunk.
In what way? Who was injured?
They are both pleading incompetence as an excuse for failure.