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.
- Table of Contents
- Part I. Chomsky
- 1. The Mysteries of Nature: How Deeply Hidden?, by Noam Chomsky
- 2. The Great Soul of Power: Said Memorial Lecture, by Noam Chomsky
- Part II. Introductions
- 3. Chomsky, France, Reason, Power, by Jean Bricmont and Julie Franck
- 4. An Interview with Noam Chomsky, by Jean Bricmont
- Part III. Linguistic Theory and Language Processes
- 5. The Varying Aims of Linguistic Theory, by Cédric Boeckx and Norbert Hornstein
- 6. Language, Thought, and Reality After Chomsky, by Gennaro Chierchia
- 7. Generative Syntax in the Brain, by Yosef Grodzinsky
- Part IV. Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Mind
- 8. Learning Organs, by Charles R. Gallistel
- 9. Innateness, Choice, and Language, by Elizabeth Spelke
- 10. The Scope and Limits of Chomsky’s Naturalism, by Pierre Jacob
- Part V. Chomsky and the Intelligentsia
- 11. Conspiracy: When Journalists (and Their Favorites) Misrepresent the Critical Analysis of the Media, by Serge Halimi and Arnaud Rindel
- 12. Noam Chomsky and the University, by Pierre Guerlain
- 13. The Practice of Intellectual Self-Defense in the University, by Normand Baillargeon
- 14. Chomsky, Faurisson, and Vidal-Naquet, by Jean Bricmont
- 15. Chomsky and Bourdieu: A Missed Encounter, by Frédéric Delorca
- Part VI. Politics: Theory and Practice
- 16. Chomsky in France: The Resistance to Pragmatic Anti-Authoritarianism, by Larry Portis
- 17. Testimony, by Susan George
- 18. Truth, Balance, and Freedom, by Akeel Bilgrami
- List of Contributors
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