Decoding Chomsky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9352852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Knight (0000-0001-8432-0658, University of East London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 581-603 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798704000493 |
| OpenAlex | W4233337018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Noam Chomsky is an enigma. To many, he is — and has been for 50 years — the most prominent and courageous academic opponent of his country's militarist ambitions around the globe. Yet among those who admire him on that score, few find it easy to relate to his seemingly obscure theories about language. The academic community acclaims Chomsky as the principal inspiration behind the so-called ‘cognitive revolution’ in psychology and related sciences — an intellectual development reflecting corporate pressures and initially sponsored by the United States military. This article investigates the paradoxical relationship between Chomsky's political activism and his science
Adversary · Cognition · Militarism · Political science · Politics · Principal (computer security · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |