Chomsky A Guide For The Perplexed

Author : John Collins
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826486622
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chomsky: A Guide for the Perplexed written by John Collins and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-09-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth-century. This Guide for the Perplexed provides an introduction that critically engages with every aspect of Chomsky's work to create an accessible and invaluable resource.

Author : John Collins
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441190090
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chomsky: A Guide for the Perplexed written by John Collins and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-07-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth-century. His work in linguistics, philosophy and political theory has spanned six decades, and has been met with critical acclaim and controversy in equal measure. This book is an introduction to Chomsky's theoretical writings, but also a critical engagement with his work. Chomsky: A Guide for the Perplexed covers every aspect of Chomsky's thought, from transformational grammar to political dissent. John Collins shows how Chomsky's linguistic theory, philosophy and politics are all connected, and by so doing helps the reader to understand this key thinker's massive contribution to twentieth-century thought. The book examines: the different faces of Noam Chomsky; transformational grammar; Chomsky's opposition to behaviorism; government and binding theory; the minimalist program; and libertarian socialism.

Author : John Maher
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848319673
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introducing Chomsky written by John Maher and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-14 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can it be that the human brain possesses an in-built faculty for language? Noam Chomsky, one of the most brilliant linguists of the 20th century, believes that it does- that there exists a 'universal grammar' common to all languages. Around the world children learn, in very similar ways, languages that seem entirely different. This is possible, Chomsky argues, because all human languages and their grammatical structures are linked in the human brain. Chomsky is controversial and yet highly influential, both in his pioneering work in linguistics and in his unrelenting critique of international power and his commitment to freedom and justice. These two 'Chomskys' are heirs to the Enlightenment tradition, and this book is the ideal introduction to them both.

Author : Neil Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316432262
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chomsky written by Neil Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky continues to be one of the most influential intellectual figures of modern times. His wide-ranging contributions to the fields of linguistics, psychology, philosophy and politics have revolutionised our view of language, the mind and human nature. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book explores Chomsky's key theories, especially recent developments in his Minimalist Program, addressing issues such as: how do we know a language? How do children acquire this knowledge? How did language evolve? This third edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated and includes an exploration of Chomsky's contributions to philosophy and psychology, outlining the impact of his radical and often controversial views. It concludes with an account of his political activism and his critique of recent developments such as the Arab Spring, Wikileaks and the Occupy movement. There is also a new section covering his views on climate change and nuclear disarmament.

Author : Günther Grewendorf
Publisher : Nomos Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3748923775
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chomsky on State and Democracy written by Günther Grewendorf and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky, der laut New York Times bedeutendste Intellektuelle der Gegenwart, hat nicht nur die Wissenschaft von der Sprache und die Theorie des menschlichen Geistes revolutioniert; seine Annahmen über die Natur des Menschen haben ihn zu vehementen Plädoyers für Freiheit und Demokratie veranlasst und politische Analysen und Aktivitäten motiviert, die u.a. die Rolle des Staates und die Funktion der Demokratie betreffen. Die Beiträge dieses Buches befassen sich mit den wichtigsten Themen seines politischen Werkes: Die Natur des Menschen und die Entstehung gesellschaftlicher Institutionen Die Beziehung des Individuums zum Staat und der Kern von Chomskys anarchistischer Theorie des Staates Menschenrechte und der Begriff der Freiheit Macht und Widerstand Mit Beiträgen von Robert Barsky, Željko Bošković, Jean Bricmont, Günther Grewendorf, Georg Meggle, Milan Rai, Tom Roeper, Michael Schiffmann und Juan Uriagereka.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1595585664
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Chomsky written by Noam Chomsky and published by New Press/ORIM. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seminal writings of America’s leading philosopher, linguist, and political thinker—“the foremost gadfly of our national conscience” (The New York Times). For the past fifty years Noam Chomsky’s writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual as well as one of the most original political and social critics of our time. Among the seminal figures in linguistic theory over the past century, Chomsky has also secured a place among the most influential dissident voice in the United States. Chomsky’s many bestselling works—including Manufacturing Consent, Hegemony or Survival, Understanding Power, and Failed States—have served as essential touchstones for activists, scholars, and concerned citizens on subjects ranging from the media and intellectual freedom to human rights and war crimes. In particular, Chomsky’s scathing critique of the US wars in Vietnam, Central America, and the Middle East have furnished a widely accepted intellectual premise for antiwar movements for nearly four decades. The Essential Chomsky assembles the core of his most important writings, including excerpts from his most influential texts over the past half century. Here is an unprecedented, comprehensive overview of the thought that animates “one of the West’s most influential intellectuals in the cause of peace” (The Independent). “Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare, and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities—and is the only writer among them still alive.” —The Guardian “Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism.” —Edward Said “A rebel without a pause.” —Bono

Author : Barry Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350084069
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers written by Barry Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing a key role in our lives, as a vehicle for our thoughts and a powerful medium of communication, language is at the centre of philosophical investigation. The fifteen specially commissioned essays in this book introduce and explore the ideas of major philosophers who have shaped philosophical thinking about language, providing insights into crucial developments in this fascinating field over the last 140 years. Chapters examine the work of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Austin, Quine, Chomsky, Grice, Davidson, Dummett, Kripke and Derrida. This second edition broadens coverage of the area with new chapters on Susan Stebbing and on recent developments in feminist philosophy of language. Featuring contributions from Arif Ahmed, Kent Bach, Thomas Baldwin, Michael Beaney, Siobhan Chapman, Kirk Ludwig and other leading experts in the field, Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers provides a thorough introduction to the puzzles, debates and ideas that animate contemporary philosophy of language. It is an ideal resource for undergraduate students in philosophy, linguistics and related disciplines.

Author : Roger Chapman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317473515
Total Pages : 1135 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture Wars written by Roger Chapman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader. It aims to promote understanding and clarification on pertinent topics that too often are not adequately explained or discussed in a balanced context. With approximately 640 entries plus more than 120 primary documents supporting both sides of key issues, this is a unique and defining work, indispensable to informed discussions of the most timely and critical issues facing America today.

Author : Randy Allen Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197608655
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Linguistics Wars written by Randy Allen Harris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated and expanded history of the field of linguistics from the 1950s to the current day The Linguistics Wars tells the tumultuous history of language and cognition studies from the rise of Noam Chomsky's Transformational Grammar to the current day. Focusing on the rupture that split the field between Chomsky's structuralist vision and George Lakoff's meaning-driven theories, Randy Allen Harris portrays the extraordinary personalities that were central to the dispute and its aftermath, alongside the data, technical developments, and social currents that fueled the unfolding and expanding schism. This new edition, updated to cover the more than twenty-five years since its original publication and to trace the impact of that schism on the shape of linguistics in the twenty-first century, is essential reading for all those interested in the study of language, the making of knowledge, and some of the most brilliant minds of our era.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctrines and Visions written by Noam Chomsky and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every book tells a story . . .And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books. Noam Chomsky is one of the world's most vocal and erudite critics of governmental malfeasance past and present. His devastating analyses of the true motives behind global events reveal a picture very much at odds with that presented by the conventional media, and often politicians. This essay forms both an expanded introduction and an after-word to Chomsky's Hegemony or survival, published by Penguin in 2003.