According to the New York Times, Noam Chomsky is the most important intellectual of our time. He has not only revolutionised the theories of language and the human mind, but his concept of human nature has prompted him to fight for freedom and democracy and led to political analyses which concern the role of the state and the function of democracy (among others). The contributions to this book deal with the most important topics of his political work:
human nature and the emergence of social institutions
the relationship of the individual to the state and the gist of anarchism
human rights and the notion of freedom
power and resistance
With contributions by
Robert Barsky, Željko Bošković, Jean Bricmont, Günther Grewendorf, Georg Meggle, Milan Rai, Tom Roeper, Michael Schiffmann and Juan Uriagereka.
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Bibliographic data
Edition
1/2021
Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-7757-0
ISBN-Online
978-3-7489-2377-0
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Staatsverständnisse
Volume
146
Language
English
Pages
236
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
Interview with Noam Chomsky on State and Democracy No access Pages 11 - 18 Günther Grewendorf
Chomsky's Concept of Human Nature and the Role of the State System No access Pages 19 - 26 Günther Grewendorf
Connecting Cognitive Science, Species Self-Knowledge, and Maladaptive Institutions Full access Tom Roeper Download chapter (PDF)
Anarchism, Government and the State No access Pages 55 - 76 Milan Rai
On the (Im)practicality of the State: Why do I have to have a Country? No access Pages 77 - 94 Željko Bošković
The Soft-Spoken Anarchist: Chomsky, Populism, and the Question of “From Here to There” No access Pages 95 - 128 Michael Schiffmann
Culture as a Human Right—within the National State Framework No access Pages 129 - 152 Juan Uriagereka
Freedom of Speech, Chomsky and France No access Pages 153 - 174 Jean Bricmont
Chomsky on Terrorism No access Pages 175 - 210 Georg Meggle
The Chomsky Approach: Considering the Limits on State Action No access Pages 211 - 234 Robert F. Barsky
