Research Catalog

Title

Chomsky : language, mind, politics / James McGilvray.

Author

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

Publication

• Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2014.
• ©2014

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Details

Description

vii, 262 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

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.

Series Statement

Key contemporary thinkers

Uniform Title

Key contemporary thinkers (Cambridge, England)

Alternative Title

Chomsky

Subjects

• Linguistics
• Philosophy of mind
• Chomsky, Noam > Philosophy

Note

• Previous edition: 1999.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.

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.

Call Number

JFE 14-1302

ISBN

• 9780745649894
• 0745649890
• 9780745649900 (pb)
• 0745649904 (pb)

OCLC

853505929

Author

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

Title

Chomsky : language, mind, politics / James McGilvray.

Imprint

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

Copyright Date

©2014

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Key contemporary thinkers

Key contemporary thinkers (Cambridge, England)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.

Cover Title

Chomsky

Research Call Number

JFE 14-1302