{"product_id":"chomsky-and-his-critics-paperback","title":"Chomsky and His Critics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise M. Antony\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNorbert Hornstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistinguished 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes Chomsky's substantial new replies and responses to each essay.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe best critical introduction to Chomsky's thought as a whole.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ontological commitments inherent in a Chomskian approach to linguistic competence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe possibility of systematic referential semantics for natural language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhether we can learn anything about the foundations of language by adopting an evolutionary perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhether the 'theory theory' in developmental psychology counters Chomsky's arguments for nativism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relevance and urgency of the mind-body problem in the post-Newtonian world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise M. Antony\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at The Ohio State University. She is editor, with Charlotte Witt, of \u003ci\u003eA Mind of One's Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd edn. (2002).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorbert Hornstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMove! A Minimalist Theory of Construal\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2000), \u003ci\u003eLogical Form: From GB to Minimalism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1995), and \u003ci\u003eAs Time Goes By: Tense and Universal Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.88 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737085743167,"sku":"9780631200215","price":93.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7233be2d26faa2c2fdcd782a5cfd9e72.webp?v=1765148790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chomsky-and-his-critics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}