Chomsky notebook / edited by Jean Bricmont, Julie Franck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chomsky, Noam.

Bricmont, J. (Jean), editor.

Franck, Julie, editor.

Series:

Columbia themes in philosophy.

Columbia Themes in Philosophy

Standardized Title:

Chomsky. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chomsky, Noam--Philosophy.

Chomsky, Noam.

Chomsky, Noam--Political and social views.

Linguistics.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York ; Chichester, England : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Noam Chomsky applies a rational, scientific approach to disciplines as diverse as linguistics, ethics, and politics. His best-known innovations involve a groundbreaking theory of generative grammar, the revolution it initiated in cognitive science, and a radical encounter with political theory and practice.In Chomsky Notebook, Cedric Boeckx and Norbert Hornstein tackle the evolution of Chomsky's linguistic theory. Akeel Bilgrami revisits Chomsky's work on freedom and truth, and Pierre Jacob analyzes his naturalism. Chomsky's own contributions include an interview with Jean Bricmont and an essay each on Edward Said and the natural world. Altogether, these works reveal the penetrating insight of a remarkable intellectual whose thought extends into a number of fields within and outside of academia. For the uninitiated reader and longtime fan, this anthology attests to the power of Chomsky's rationalism and the dexterity of his critical investigations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

PART I. CHOMSKY

1. The Mysteries of Nature: How Deeply Hidden? / Chomsky, Noam

2. The Great Soul of Power: Said Memorial Lecture / Chomsky, Noam

PART II. INTRODUCTIONS

3. Chomsky, France, Reason, Power / Bricmont, Jean / Franck, Julie

4. An Interview with Noam Chomsky / Bricmont, Jean

PART III. LINGUISTIC THEORY AND LANGUAGE PROCESSES

5. The Varying Aims of Linguistic Theory / Boeckx, Cedric / Hornstein, Norbert

6. Language, Thought, and Reality After Chomsky / Chierchia, Gennaro

7. Generative Syntax in the Brain / Grodzinsky, Yosef

PART IV. COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

8. Learning Organs / Gallistel, Charles R.

9. Innateness, Choice, and Language / Spelke, Elizabeth

10. The Scope and Limits of Chomsky's Naturalism / Jacob, Pierre

PART V. CHOMSKY AND THE INTELLIGENTSIA

11. Conspiracy: When Journalists (and Their Favorites) Misrepresent the Critical Analysis of the Media / Halimi, Serge / Rindel, Arnaud

12. Noam Chomsky and the University / Guerlain, Pierre

13. The Practice of Intellectual Self-Defense in the University / Baillargeon, Normand

14. Chomsky, Faurisson, and Vidal-Naquet / Bricmont, Jean

15. Chomsky and Bourdieu: A Missed Encounter / Delorca, Frédéric

PART VI. POLITICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE

16. Chomsky in France: The Resistance to Pragmatic Anti-Authoritarianism / Portis, Larry

17. Testimony / George, Susan

18. Truth, Balance, and Freedom / Bilgrami, Akeel

Contributors

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231517782

0231517785

OCLC:

861793279