Chomsky

A Guide for the Perplexed
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8662-2
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Guides for the Perplexed

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.

Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material. 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 behaviourism * Government and binding theory * The minimalist program * Libertarian socialism.

Accessibly written to help the reader decipher the complexities of Chomsky's work, this Guide for the Perplexed is an invaluable resource which will be useful to students, professionals and lay readers alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Key to cited works of Chomsky

Preface

1. Problems with the Chomskys

2. Methodological Foundations

3. Transformations

4. The ‘Cognitive Turn’: Nativism and Universal Grammar

5. The Review of Skinner

6. Language: Inside or Outside the Mind

7. Developments in Syntax

8. The Minimalist Program

Über Autor(innen)

John Collins is Lecturer in the School of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, UK.