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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      31 October 2009
      26 August 2004
      ISBN:
      9780511606779
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606779
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      Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology: General Interest, Non-Western Philosophy
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    Noam Chomsky is one of the leading intellectual figures of modern times. He has had a major influence on linguistics, psychology and philosophy, and a significant effect on many other disciplines, from anthropology to mathematics, education to literary criticism. In this rigorous yet accessible account of Chomsky's work and influence, Neil Smith analyses Chomsky's key contributions to the study of language and the study of mind. He gives a detailed exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing, discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of Chomsky's work, and argues that he has fundamentally changed the way we think of ourselves, gaining a position in the history of ideas on a par with that of Darwin or Descartes. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to account for Chomsky's most recent work, including his continued contributions to linguistics, his further discussion on evolution, and his extensive work on the events of September 11th, 2001.

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    ‘Neil Smith’s book is a sympathetically personal and academically astute introduction to important themes in Chomsky’s linguistic and political work. I recommend this book to students, and specialists will find it useful too.’

    James McGilvray - McGill University

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