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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025765591 | 191 M145C 2014 | 1 |