“Professional Cretinism” and Post-Non-Classical Science
This article examines the negative consequences of using redundant terminology in scientific works. It explores the history of the description and analysis of the problem, beginning with the works of I. Kant and K. Marx and continuing to the present day, as well as the emergence of the "Tower of Babel Syndrome" in science, along with concepts such as "professional cretinism," "atomization of knowledge," "Sokal's hoax," and "terminological noise." Various aspects of the negative impact of this phenomenon on the development of post-classical science are considered. A solution is proposed by expanding on S. Lem's proposal and applying Occam's razor not only to the generation of new concepts but also to the accumulated baggage of existing redundant terminology.
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