Abigail Favale doing a takedown of Judith Butler's latest book is an unexpected delight.
"Butler is unable to counter her opponents’ views effectively because she does not even try to represent them fairly. In the few moments when she descends from the shrink’s chair to perform the gestures of argumentation, she responds to arguments that no one is actually making. Most of the time, however, she is content to dismiss an opposing viewpoint as the manifestation of an irrational phobia."
From First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2024/08/judith-butlers-sophistry
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