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Theories on the innate principles of the mind and the acquisition of knowledge are related to Bertrand Russell's ideas on pacifism and social change

Noam Chomsky sets forth his theories about language and relates linguistics to philosophy and psychology

Product Description: Noam Chomsky's first book on syntactic structures is one of the first serious attempts on the part of a linguist to construct within the tradition of scientific theory-construction a comprehensive theory of language which may be understood in the same sense that a chemical, biological theory is understood by experts in those fields...read more

Presents observations on and analyses of the purposes, methods, and implications of linguistic studies, the concerns and findings of recent work, and current problems and controversies

Product Description: Book by Chomsky, Noam

Product Description: The work written by the noted American linguist two decades ago explains the basic principles of transformational generative grammar, its relation to the general structure of an adequate language theory, and its specific application to English.

Product Description: Analyzes the forces that shape U.S. policy in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, as well as the role of the media in misreporting these policies and their motives.

The distinguished linguist and controversial political critic combines both aspects of his life and work in this wide-ranging and informative discussion that presents his political, moral, and linguistic views on current issues

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Product Description: As Norbert Hornstein writes in his foreword, "it underestimates Chomsky's impact in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology to describe it as immense." In Rules and Representations, Noam Chomsky lays out many of the concepts that have made his approach to linguistics and human cognition so instrumental to our understanding of language...read more

Examines the evolution of American foreign policy since the early 1970s, with special consideration given to the Viet Nam Conflict and policy in the Middle East

Product Description: "A fuller picture of Chomsky's fascinating political scholarship."--"Harvard International Review" "Another valuable collection of Chomsky's political and social criticism."--"The Village Voice" "We are indebted to the editor, C.P...read more

Noam Chomsky uses the historical background and nature of cognitive psychology to enable us to better understand several important problems of human thought and perception and the interrelationship of the body and the mind. Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and began teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955. Widely published, he's considered a father of modern linguistics. Chomsky spoke out against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and has continued to publically criticize U.S. foreign policy. American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics by treating language as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity. Through his contributions to linguistics and related fields, including cognitive psychology and the philosophies of mind and language, Chomsky helped to initiate and sustain what came to be known as the "cognitive revolution." Chomsky also gained a worldwide following as a political dissident for his analyses of the pernicious influence of economic elites on U.S. domestic politics, foreign policy, and intellectual culture.

"A fuller picture of Chomsky's fascinating political scholarship."--Harvard International Review "Another valuable collection of Chomsky's political and social criticism."--The Village Voice "We are indebted to the editor, C.P. Otero, for this collection."--The Humanist in Canada