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Helen Pluckrose | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Portland State University |
Academic career | |
Main interests | late medieval/early modern religious writing by and about women |
Notable ideas | Cynical Theories |
Website | areomagazine |
Helen Pluckrose is one of the three academics,along with Peter Boghossian, James A. Lindsay, that took part in what is often referred to as the grievance studies probe or "Sokal Squared" . As a result of the project, Helen, formerly an academic with PSU is, in exile. She is currently serving as the Editor in Chief of the Areo Magazine; her research interests reside in late medieval/early modern religious writing by and about women[1]. The Times describes ..Murray, Douglas (September 4, 2020). "Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay review — woke warriors are conquering academia". The Times. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
The Times Article
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Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay are two young, liberal, exceptionally well-informed, open-minded scholars. So naturally they are exiles from the modern university. Both have immersed themselves in their respective fields of scholarship and have found themselves hitting against the wall of “social justice theory”, postmodernism and much more. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they have decided to try to break down that wall.
This book exposes the brainlessness in today’s universities. Douglas Murray fears that it may have arrived too late
Works
[edit]she is also one of the two co-authors of the book Cynical Theories
Contributions
[edit]Pluckrose is currently the Editor in Chief of the Areo Magazine, she is a contributor of the New Discourses.
Helen Pluckrose develops the definition of "Social Justice" [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "About the author". Areo Magazine. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "The Evolution of Postmodern Thought".
External links
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