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This book is an outstanding contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind, by one of the most influential thinkers of our time. In a series of penetrating essays, Chomsky cuts through the confusion and prejudice which has infected the study of language and mind, bringing new solutions to traditional philosophical puzzles and fresh perspectives on issues of general interest, ranging from the mind-body problem to the unification of science. Using a range of imaginative and deceptively simple linguistic analyses, Chomsky defends the view that knowledge of language is internal to the human mind. He argues that a proper study of language must deal with this mental construct. According to Chomsky, therefore, human language is a 'biological object' and should be analyzed using the methodology of the sciences. His examples and analyses come together in this book to give a unique and compelling perspective on language and the mind.
Author Notes
Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 7, 1928. Son of a Russian emigrant who was a Hebrew scholar, Chomsky was exposed at a young age to the study of language and principles of grammar. During the 1940s, he began developing socialist political leanings through his encounters with the New York Jewish intellectual community.
Chomsky received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy. He conducted much of his research at Harvard University. In 1955, he began teaching at MIT, eventually holding the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics.
Today Chomsky is highly regarded as both one of America's most prominent linguists and most notorious social critics and political activists. His academic reputation began with the publication of Syntactic Structures in 1957. Within a decade, he became known as an outspoken intellectual opponent of the Vietnam War.
Chomsky has written many books on the links between language, human creativity, and intelligence, including Language and Mind (1967) and Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use (1985). He also has written dozens of political analyses, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (1988), Chronicles of Dissent (1992), and The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (1993).
(Bowker Author Biography)
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This is a handy collection of seven recent Chomsky (MIT) lectures and articles. Chapter 1 is a very accessible introduction to Chomsky's current thinking about the nature of language. Chapter 2 ("Explaining Language Use") defends his internalist and naturalistic approach to language by providing a critique of externalist approaches, especially that of Hilary Putnam. "Language and Interpretation" argues against Michael Dummett and Willard Quine on indeterminacy of translation, private language, tacit knowledge, and the nature of linguistic rules. In "Naturalism and Dualism in the Study of Language and Mind," Chomsky attacks the "bifurcation thesis" that makes the study of language and mind subject to standards and conditions beyond those of the natural sciences generally. "Language as Natural Object" traces intellectual antecedents of Chomsky's naturalistic linguistics, discussing its nonreductionist scientific status and the limits of intuitions such as Twin Earth, often central to linguistic argumentation. "Language from an Internalist Perspective" continues with the scientific status of linguistics, using different examples to demarcate it from folk science. Finally, in "Internalist Explorations," Chomsky addresses an internalist approach in light of his recent work on a Minimalist Program over against appeals to Twin Earth intuitions. Highly recommended for all programs supporting a philosophy major or related work in linguistics and cognitive science. R. M. Stewart; Austin College
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| 1. New horizons in the study of language | p. 3 |
| 2. Explaining language use | p. 19 |
| 3. Language and interpretation: philosophical reflections and empirical inquiry | p. 46 |
| 4. Naturalism and dualism in the study of language and mind | p. 75 |
| 5. Language as a natural object | p. 106 |
| 6. Language from an internalist perspective | p. 134 |
| 7. Internalist explorations | p. 164 |
| Notes | p. 195 |
| References | p. 205 |
| Index | p. 214 |