@thenikcrawford 1/ Absolutely dreadful. There are massive problems with Critical Race Theory (CRT) running from top to bottom. It is not even a proper academic discipline.
Firstly, CRT fails the most basic academic standards of acceptability. (cont -->)
Firstly, CRT fails the most basic academic standards of acceptability. (cont -->)
@thenikcrawford 2/ Academic standards CRT fails:
(1) Clarity of terminology (extremely poor), and
(2) Rigour in being able to prove & replicate its claims (largely non-existent)
CRT lacks "epistemic adequacy" (soundness & validity of arguments). It is based largely on unprovable assertions.
(1) Clarity of terminology (extremely poor), and
(2) Rigour in being able to prove & replicate its claims (largely non-existent)
CRT lacks "epistemic adequacy" (soundness & validity of arguments). It is based largely on unprovable assertions.
@thenikcrawford 3/ Unlike science (which relies on falsifiability for proof), and philosophy (which relies on defeasibility for soundness of argument), the accusation of white racism/ systemic racism in CRT (upon which almost everything in CRT hinges), is neither falsifiable nor defeasible.
@thenikcrawford 4/ The fact that white racism/ systemic racism is neither falsifiable nor defeasible in CRT is a death blow to the field, because it means that CRT is not valid to any discipline related to science or philosophy.
There's other problems with CRT, but this is the main one.
There's other problems with CRT, but this is the main one.
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