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I mention this because Bing McGandhi has asked what a Skeptical Humanities Journal would look like. He imagines it as a journal against postmodernism – except that wouldn’t work for a few reasons, three of them being attributes three, four and five of a New Theory. I’ll dig them out so you don’t have to traipse back to the original post.

  1. Whatever it is you’re studying will provide the perfect example of the bold insights that New Theory can bring to a topic.
  2. Any praise of another New Theorist’s work is also praise of your work as it recognises the importance of New Theory.
  3. Any criticism of another New Theorist’s work does not apply to your work as your work will be significantly different in at least three important aspects, and the criticism does not recognise the vibrant diversity of New Theory.
  4. Any failure of New Theory to solve any questions people were asking before its arrival simply illustrates that people were asking the wrong questions.
  5. Old Theory is the product of the political prejudices of the time. Awkward questions from Old More >