Word: antiquarianism
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...Antiquarian Exegesis...
...need to be bogged down by antiquarian exegesis of outdated mathematics, you geeks," returned a molecular biologist. "Those equations were discovered in, like, the 17th century. We study the present, not the nerdy doodlings of some longdecomposed apple-dropper...
They use phrases, such as "falsely assumed reputation of Social Studies," "antiquarian exegesis" and "sophistry," which appear to be attempts to tear down Social Studies, not to build up Sociology. J. Bradford De Long Assistant Professor of Economic
Professor of Sociology James A. Davis' onslaught on Social Studies cannot be left unanswered. He praises the Sociology Department for studying facts, whereas Social Studies practices only the antiquarian exegesis of irrelevant texts...
...Orlando Patterson, who is acting chair of the Sociology Department, has taken a bit of heat since a memo he wrote in December was made public this week. The memo criticized sociology graduate students who were "disloyally" teaching courses in the Social Studies Concentration. Specifically, he referred to the "antiquarian exegesis" used in Social Studies, and discussed how Sociology was involved in a battle "to squash the competition." In a subsequent interview, however, Patterson said he had not meant any insult. "Look what has happened to prose," Patterson complained, saying that his words had been misinterpreted. He said the problem...