>>Speaking as a trained historian and a member in good standing of Phi
>>Alpha Theta, the international history honor society, I'm calling it
>>there; we need a Godwin's Law cognate for uses of the word
>>hermeneutics. It is blatant sesquipedalianism and has never,
>>at any time, contributed anything material to anyone's understanding
>>of anything. :)
>
>But what's your feeling about uses of the word eschatology? :)

At least it actually means something. In an academic context, "hermeneutic" is just intellectual line noise. Code for "look how smart I am." Admittedly, there are a lot of codes for that in academia.

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