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Chomsky and His Critics

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This stimulating collection features ten leading thinkers examining key conceptual issues raised by Noam Chomsky's work on mind and language. Essays explore subjects such as the ontological commitments of Chomsky’s linguistic theory, the possibility of systematic semantics, evolutionary perspectives on language, developmental psychology’s challenges to nativism, and the mind–body problem. Each critique is met with a substantial response from Chomsky himself, sparking a provocative dialogue on theories central to language and cognition.
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Ideal for advanced students, scholars, and professionals in philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science seeking an in-depth and scholarly discussion of Chomsky's theories.

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* Distinguished list of critics: William G. Lycan, Galen Strawson, Jeffrey Poland, Georges Rey, Frances Egan, Paul Horwich, Peter Ludlow, Paul Pietroski, Alison Gopnik, and Ruth Millikan. * Includes Chomskya s substantial new replies and responses to each essay. * The best critical introduction to Chomskya s thought as a whole.

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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, and 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.

Chomsky and His Critics offers a comprehensive examination of the debates surrounding Chomsky's theories, providing readers with a deep understanding of these critical issues.

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  • 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 mind and language. Topics covered include: the ontological commitments inherent in a Chomskian approach to...
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Steven Pinker praises the book's depth and subtlety in analysing Chomsky's ideas, calling it an essential forum for intellectual scrutiny. Stephen Stich highlights the collection as cutting-edge, full of fresh insights and acute arguments, vital for those interested in Chomsky's ongoing impact on philosophy. The volume is noted for its importance to advanced students and scholars alike.

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ISBN: 9780631200215

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 March 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Edited by Louise M. Antony
  • Edited by Norbert Hornstein
  • Edited by Louise M. Antony
  • Edited by Norbert Hornstein

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 517g

Pages: 354

About the Author

Louise M. Antony is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at The Ohio State University. She is editor, with Charlotte Witt, of A Mind of One's Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity, 2nd edn. (2002).

Norbert Hornstein is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal (Blackwell, 2000), Logical Form: From GB to Minimalism (Blackwell, 1995),and As Time Goes By: Tense and Universal Grammar (1994).

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