Chomsky's Philosophy: Language and Innateness

We will watch live and discuss this video of Chomsky with Magee.

This video brings the two men together for a chat about linguistics, the philosophy of language, human cognitive programming, and the philosophy of science. Though Magee introduces Chomsky, a highly nontraditional intellectual to his adherents and detractors alike, as “something of a joker in the pack, as far as philosophy is concerned,” he interviews him with all the attentiveness and respect he brings to discussions with purely philosophical luminaries. Clearly, Magee wants to know more about Chomsky’s theories of language, and especially about their implications for what he calls the dominant philosophical problem: “that of the relationship between language and the world.”

The video contains political references but we'll avoid the discussion of party politics.

Please note that we will put emphasis in keeping the conversation civil and focused on the video.

Other Sunday video discussions:

October 9, Foucault - Chomsky
October 16, Does God exist?
October 23, The Linguistic Turn