Chomsky and his critics /
In this compelling volume, ten distinguished thinkers - William G. Lycan, Jeffrey Poland, Galen Strawson, Frances Egan, Georges Rey, Peter Ludlow, Paul Horwich, Paul M. Pietroski, Alison Gopnik, and Ruth Garrett Millikan - address a variety of conceptual issues raised in Noam Chomsky's work on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2003.
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| Series: | Philosophers and their critics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this compelling volume, ten distinguished thinkers - William G. Lycan, Jeffrey Poland, Galen Strawson, Frances Egan, Georges Rey, Peter Ludlow, Paul Horwich, Paul M. Pietroski, Alison Gopnik, and Ruth Garrett Millikan - address a variety of conceptual issues raised in Noam Chomsky's work on mind and language. Topics covered include: the ontological commitments inherent in a Chomskian approach to linguistic competence the possibility of systematic referential semantics for natural language whether we can learn anything about the foundations of language by adopting an evolutionary perspective whether the 'theory theory' in developmental psychology counters Chomsky's arguments for nativism the relevance and urgency of the mind - body problem in the post-Newtonian world. These analyses are followed by substantial responses from Chomsky himself. The result is a provocative and engaging discussion of Chomsky's work on questions of central importance to theories of mind and language. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. "Major works by Noam Chomsky": pages 329-332 |
| ISBN: | 9780470690024 047069002X 9780470779774 0470779772 9780631200208 0631200207 9780631200215 0631200215 |