The Cambridge companion to Chomsky / edited by James McGilvray.
"Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of modern times. The most cited writer in the humanities, his work has revolutionized the field of linguistics, and has dominated many other disciplines including politics and the philosophy of mind and human nature. He has also contributed...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / James McGilvray
- 1. Chomsky's science of language / Neil Smith
- 2. Plato's problem, UG, and the language organ / David Lightfoot
- 3. Grammar, levels, and biology / Howard Lasnik
- 4. How the brain begets language / Laura-Ann Petitto
- 5. Chomsky and Halle's revolution in phonology / B. Elan Dresher
- 6. Universal aspects of word learning / Lila Gleitman and Cynthia Fisher
- 7. Empiricism and rationalism as research strategies / Norbert Hornstein
- 8. Innate ideas / Paul Pietroski and Stephen Crain
- 9. Mind, language, and the limits of inquiry / Akeel Bilgrami and Carol Rovane
- 10. Meaning and creativity / James McGilvray
- 11. Market values and libertarian socialist values / Milan Rai
- 12. The individual, the state, and the corporation / James Wilson
- 13. Noam Chomsky : the struggle continues / Irene Gendzier
- 14. The responsibility of the intellectual / Jean Bricmont.