![]() ![]() The radical multiculturalists' views raise insuperable barriers to mutual understanding. Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals writes that critical race theorists have constructed a philosophy which makes a valid exchange of ideas between the various disciplines unattainable. By repudiating reasoned argumentation, the storytellers reinforce stereotypes about the intellectual capacities of nonwhites. Rather than marshal logical arguments and empirical data, critical race theorists tell stories - fictional, science-fictional, quasi-fictional, autobiographical, anecdotal-designed to expose the pervasive and debilitating racism of America today. What is most arresting about critical race theory is turns its back on the Western tradition of rational inquiry, forswearing analysis for narrative. Judge Richard Posner of the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has "label critical race theorists and postmodernists the 'lunatic core' of 'radical legal egalitarianism.'" He writes, Many mainstream legal scholars have criticized CRT on a number of grounds, including some scholars' reliance on narrative and storytelling, as well as CRT's critique of objectivity. ![]()
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