Chomsky: Language, Mind, and PoliticsISBN: 978-0-7456-1888-3
Paperback
288 pages
October 1999, Polity
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'This is the best all around introduction to Chomsky's work that I
know of. However, it is far more than an introduction. It is an
ambitious synthesis of all parts of Chomsky's views written in a
manner accessible to a beginner yet thought provoking for those
deeply immersed in Chomskyana. It considers Chomsky's work in the
wider context of cultural and classical philosophical views on
human nature, knowledge and mind. In addition, McGilvray shuns no
part of Chomsky's vast work. He provides accessible and
illuminating discussions of both his theoretical work in grammar,
his philosophical views on the structure of mind and his political
views. I recommend McGilvray's work both to neophytes interested in
an introduction to Chomsky's thought and to experts interested in
an illuminating discussion of "how it all hangs together".'
Professor Norbert Hornstein, University of Maryland
'This well written and insightful book explains accurately
Chomsky's ideas about mind, language, and social ideas. Its
presentation of key concepts is accessible to laypersons and is
informative to the experts as well. Chomsky's key contributions to
philosophy and the social sciences are well articulated. The book
should be read by the general public, and all philosophers and
social scientists.' Professor Julius Moravcsik, Department of
Philosophy, University of Stanford