{"product_id":"the-science-of-language-interviews-with-james-mcgilvray-hardback-9781107016378","title":"The Science of Language; Interviews with James McGilvray (Hardback) 9781107016378","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Science of Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterviews with James McGilvray\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this previously unpublished series of interviews, Chomsky discusses his iconoclastic and important ideas concerning language, human nature and politics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNoam Chomsky (Author), James McGilvray (Compiled by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107016378, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'By bringing the two sides of Chomsky's career together in ways that his specialist works have eschewed, the conversations recorded in (this book) remind us that the 'Chomsky problem' is no individual foible, but the deepest ideological contradiction of our age.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNoam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time, yet his views are often misunderstood. In this previously unpublished series of interviews, Chomsky discusses his iconoclastic and important ideas concerning language, human nature and politics. In dialogue with James McGilvray, Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, Chomsky takes up a wide variety of topics – the nature of language, the philosophies of language and mind, morality and universality, science and common sense, and the evolution of language. McGilvray's extensive commentary helps make this incisive set of interviews accessible to a variety of readers. The volume is essential reading for those involved in the study of language and mind, as well as anyone with an interest in Chomsky's ideas.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Science of Language and Mind: 1. Language, function, communication: language and the use of language\u003cbr\u003e 2. On a formal theory of language and its accommodation to biology. The distinctive nature of human concepts\u003cbr\u003e 3. Representation and computation\u003cbr\u003e 4. More on human concepts\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reflections on the study of language\u003cbr\u003e 6. Parameters, canalization, innateness, universal grammar\u003cbr\u003e 7. Development, master\/control genes, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 8. Perfection and design (interview 20 January 2009)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Universal grammar and simplicity\u003cbr\u003e 10. On some intellectual ailments of scientists\u003cbr\u003e 11. The place of language in the mind\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chomsky's intellectual contributions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Simplicity and its role in Chomsky's work\u003cbr\u003e 14. Chomsky and Nelson Goodman\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Human Nature and its Study: 15. Chomsky on human nature and human understanding\u003cbr\u003e 16. Human nature and evolution: thoughts on sociobiology and evolutionary psychology\u003cbr\u003e 17. Human nature again\u003cbr\u003e 18. Morality and universalization\u003cbr\u003e 19. Optimism and grounds for it\u003cbr\u003e 20. Language, agency, common sense, and science\u003cbr\u003e 21. Philosophers and their roles\u003cbr\u003e 22. Biophysical limitations on understanding\u003cbr\u003e 23. Epistemology and biological limits\u003cbr\u003e 24. Studies of mind and behavior and their limitations\u003cbr\u003e 25. Linguistics and politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cognition%20\u0026amp;%20cognitive%20psychology%20%5BJMR%5D%22\"\u003eJMR\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of language [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of language\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20language%20%5BCFA%5D%22\"\u003eCFA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005423538456,"sku":"9781107016378","price":84.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107016378i_ad341205-111a-4f7d-867f-b49e26c42723.jpg?v=1691361048","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-science-of-language-interviews-with-james-mcgilvray-hardback-9781107016378","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}