Noam Chomsky
Linguist and Public Intellectual
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Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of cognitive science. He has written numerous books on linguistics, war, and politics.
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Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of cognitive science. He has written numerous books on linguistics, war, and politics.
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In 1913, William fled the Russian Empire, from what is now Ukraine, to escape...
In 1913, William fled the Russian Empire, from what is now Ukraine, to escape conscription, and worked in Baltimore sweatshops and Hebrew elementary schools before attending college
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Born in Philadelphia, United States
personalChildhood: 1928–1945 Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, in the East Oak Lane...
Childhood: 1928–1945 Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
personalHe became absorbed in the story of the 1939 fall of Barcelona and suppression...
He became absorbed in the story of the 1939 fall of Barcelona and suppression of the Spanish anarchosyndicalist movement, writing his first article on the topic at the age of 10
personalUniversity: 1945–1955 In 1945, at the age of 16, Chomsky began a gene
University: 1945–1955 In 1945, at the age of 16, Chomsky began a gene
personalIf somebody's got to be running the CIA, I'm glad it's him." Chomsky was...
If somebody's got to be running the CIA, I'm glad it's him." Chomsky was married to Carol Doris (née Schatz) from 1949 until her death in 2008
personalHe named one of his key works Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History...
He named one of his key works Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought (1966)
personalIn 1969, when he heard that Walt Rostow, a major architect of the Vietnam War,...
In 1969, when he heard that Walt Rostow, a major architect of the Vietnam War, wanted to return to work at MIT, Chomsky threatened "to protest publicly" if Rostow were denied a position there
personalChomsky's famous 1971 debate on human nature with the French philosopher Michel...
Chomsky's famous 1971 debate on human nature with the French philosopher Michel Foucault was a symbolic clash of the analytic and continental philosophy traditions, represented by Chomsky and Foucault, respectively
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