1e druk. Columbia UP, 2010. 368 blz. Ing.
Trefwoord(en): filosofie, politieke theorie, verenigde staten

Noam Chomsky is as controversial as he is prolific, applying a rational, scientific approach to disciplines as diverse as linguistics, ethics, religion, and the strategy of war. Chomsky's best-known innovations involve a groundbreaking theory of generative and universal grammar, major advances in the classification of languages, and a radical reformulation of political theory and practice.In Chomsky Notebook, Norbert Hornstein (University of Maryland) and Cedric Boeckx (Harvard University) tackle Chomsky's linguistic theories; Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University) revisits Chomsky's work on freedom and truth; and Pierre Jacob (Institut Jean Nicod) analyzes his naturalism. Chomsky's contributions include an interview and essays on Edward Said and the natural world. Altogether, these works reveal the penetration of Chomsky's thought into a number of fields within and outside of academia. It is an anthology that proves the power of his rationalism.

About the Author
Julie Franck teaches at the Laboratoire de psycholinguistique experimentale, University of Geneva. Jean Bricmont is a theoretical physicist and professor at the Catholic University of Louvain. A frequent political collaborator of Chomsky, he is the coauthor of Intellectual Impostures.