Chomsky
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Chomsky

Ideas and Ideals

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eBook - PDF

Chomsky

Ideas and Ideals

About this book

Noam Chomsky is one of the leading intellectual figures of modern times. He has had a major influence on linguistics, psychology and philosophy, and a significant effect on many other disciplines, from anthropology to mathematics, education to literary criticism. In this rigorous yet accessible account of Chomsky's work and influence, Neil Smith analyses Chomsky's key contributions to the study of language and the study of mind. He gives a detailed exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing, discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of Chomsky's work, and argues that he has fundamentally changed the way we think of ourselves, gaining a position in the history of ideas on a par with that of Darwin or Descartes. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to account for Chomsky's most recent work, including his continued contributions to linguistics, his further discussion on evolution, and his extensive work on the events of September 11th, 2001.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface to the second edition
  8. Acknowledgments for the first edition
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 The mirror of the mind
  11. 2 The linguistic foundation
  12. 3 Psychological reality
  13. 4 Philosophical realism: commitments and controversies
  14. 5 Language and freedom
  15. Conclusion
  16. Envoi
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index