Chomsky : language, mind, politics
by
 
McGilvray, James A. (James Alasdair), 1942- author.

Title
Chomsky : language, mind, politics

Author
McGilvray, James A. (James Alasdair), 1942- author.

ISBN
9780745649900
 
9780745649894

Personal Author
McGilvray, James A. (James Alasdair), 1942- author.

Edition
Second edition.

Publication Information
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2014.

Physical Description
vii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series
Key contemporary thinkers
 
Key contemporary thinkers (Cambridge, England)

General Note
Previous edition: 1999.

Contents
Chomsky's contributions -- The mind and its sciences -- Partitioning the mind : bad and good cognitive sciences -- Human problem-solving capacities -- The science of language -- Linguistic meanings and their uses -- Chomsky on politics : some basic themes -- Language and politics : justification.

Abstract
Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential figures in contemporary intellectual life, known for his groundbreaking contributions to a range of fields from linguistics to political theory. This is a fully revised and updated edition of James McGilvray's highly successful introduction to Chomsky's work and thought.

Personal Subject
Chomsky, Noam-Philosophy.

Subject Term
Philosophy of mind.
 
Linguistics.


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