The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature
Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault, John RajchmanIn 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world\’s leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by Dutch philosopher Fons Edlers to debate an age-old question: is there such a thing as \”innate\” human nature independent of our experiences and external influences?
status | Copy #1 (5544): in |
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genre | Philosophy » General Philosophy |
publisher | The New Press |
publish date | 2006 |
popularity | checked out 5 time(s) |
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A good overview of the philosophers conflicting views concerning language and politics.