Noam Chomsky

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Is an American linguist and philosopher

Responsible for the theory of transformational grammar

As a political commentator, he was critical of American foreign and domestic policy

political activist suspicious of big media, big business and big government

Rationalist

Says children have a prior knowledge of language

We only learn the surface structure of language (grammar, spelling, style, phonics)

Intellect grows, not learned He believes that some aspects of knowledge

and understanding are inherited just as the use of arms and legs are

Noam Chomsky point out that knowledge is not explicable in terms of skills, habits, or dispositions

Theory of Value

Theory of Knowledge

Theory of Human Nature

Theory of Learning

Theory of Transmission

Theory of Society

Theory of Consensus

Theory of Opportunity

Main Theories

Rationalist He refers to that fact that we

have prior knowledge not learned from experience

Does not use his senses to make his theories on language

Uses reason to come up with theory

Responds to Descartes and Plato because they are the corner stones of rationalism

Has often been compared Bertrand Russell

LinguisticsPoliticsCriticKnowledgeReasonBiology

Bibliography

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Paquette, Paul G., and Laura Gini-Newman. Philosophy Questions & Theories. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2003. 206-06.

Voshell, Paula. "The Educational Theory of Noam Chomsky." NewFoundations. NewFoundations. 14 Nov. 2008 <http://http://www.newfoundations.com/gallery/chomsky.html>.