Chomsky and His Critics (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Antony, Louise M.; Hornstein, Norbert

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this compelling volume, ten distinguished thinkers -- William G. Lycan, Galen Strawson, Jeffrey Poland, Georges Rey, Frances Egan, Paul Horwich, Peter Ludlow, Paul Pietroski, Alison Gopnik, and Ruth Millikan -- address a variety of conceptual issues raised in Noam Chomsky's work.

• 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 Chomsky's substantial new replies and responses to each essay.
• The best critical introduction to Chomsky's thought as a whole.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470779774
• Artikelnr.: 38190236

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Norbert Hornstein (University of Maryland, College Park) and
Louise M. Antony (The Ohio State University).
1. Chomsky on the Mind-Body Problem: William G. Lycan (University of North
Carolina).
2. Chomsky's Challenge to Physicalism: Jeffrey Poland (University of
Nebraska-Lincoln).
3. Real Materialism: Galen Strawson (University of Reading).
4. Naturalistic Inquiry: Where does Mental Representation Fit In?: Frances
Egan (Rutgers University).
5. Chomsky, Intentinality and a CRTT: Georges Rey (University of Maryland,
College Park).
6. Referential Semantics for I-languages?: Peter Ludlow (State University
of New York, Stony Brook).
7. Meaning and Its Place in the Language Faculty: Paul Horwich (Graduate
Center of the City University of New York).
8. Small Verbs, Complex Events: Analyticity without Synonymy: Paul M.
Pietroski (University of Maryland, College Park).
9. In Defense of Public Language: Ruth Garrett Millikan (University of
Connecticut).
10. The Theory Theory as an Alternative to the Innateness Hypothesis:
Alison Gopnik (Universtiy of California at Berkeley).
11. Replies: Noam Chomsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
12. Major Works By and About Noam Chomsky (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology).
Index.

Rezensionen

"When intellectual histories of the twentieth century are written,Noam Chomsky will surely be acknowledged as one of its majorfigures. Given his enormous influence, it is imperative thatChomsky's ideas be scrutinized, and I can't think of a better arenathan this book, in which Chomsky and his critics are given theelbow room to work out their disagreements with the subtlety anddepth that they deserve." Steven Pinker, MIT, and author of TheLanguage Instinct

"More than forty years ago, Noam Chomsky began a revolution inthe way that philosophers think about the mind and about language.The essays in this fine volume make it clear that the Chomskianrevolution is still very much underway and that we are far fromagreement on the implications of Chomsky's work. Thesecutting-edge essays - and Chomsky's characteristicallyinsightful replies - are full of fresh insights and acutearguments. They are essential reading for anyone interested in theextraordinary impact Chomsky has had on philosophy." StephenStich, Rutgers University

"This is a first-rate volume for advanced students and scholarsin philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science that will advanceunderstanding of Chomsky's work for years to come."Choice

"This is a first-rate volume for advanced students and scholarsin philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science that will advanceunderstanding of Chomsky's work for years to come." Choice,December 2003