Chomsky for Philosophers

Welcome to Chomsky for Philosophers. These pages are an informal collection of papers and analyses of the important contributions of Noam Chomsky's with an emphasis on contemporary philosophy. New contributions are being accepted to this pages, but it is updated when time allows. At the moment, they seem to be the last (semi-)active fragment of the University of Chicago Philosophy Project. The UC Philosophy Project has been refered to as "the Eniac of web philosophy." Indeed, Chomsky for Philosophers was originally opitimized for Mosaic 0.9beta. As such, it seems that are at least historical reasons for keeping the doors open for business.

Contributions

Each of the two numbered sections below is in roughly reverse chronological order. * indicates material that was newly posted as of the last update.
  1. Contributions
    1. *Chomsky's View of Language: An Introduction by Kenny

      Chapter 1 The Basis of Language: The Human Mind\Brain Huen

      Chapter 2:Rule system, Principles & Parameters, Minimalist Ideas This is an ongoing project. Future chapters will be posted on this site.

    2. Ascribing Knowledge of Language by Daniel Barbiero (53K)
    3. Chomsky, Cognitivism and Carnap (18K) A Project in Multiple Installments by Steven Bayne
  2. Debates and Discussions
    1. On the Innateness Hypothesis
      1. How should the Innatenes Hypothesis be reframed? (2K) by Rob Stainton
      2. A Note on Framing the Innateness Hypothesis (14K) by Daniel Barbiero
      3. * Empiricist Views on the Innateness Hypothesis. by Nathan Stemmer.
    2. On Kripke and Wittgenstein
      1. *Chomsky v. Kripke's Wittgenstein on rules, communities and skepticism. An exchange between Kenny Huen and Daniel Barbiero.

Bibliography and Other Resources

There is be a common Bibliography of works cited and secondary sources suggested by participants.

A links page was once high on my to-do list. In the meantime, here's a link to an interesting interview. with Prof. Chomsky that has not been widely publicized.

Chomsky for Philosophers is maintained by: Paul Bohan Broderick

Please address any comments or questions to Paul. These pages have been on the web for a relatively long time. There are some documents related to the history of this site, including the original constitution, as well as list of the original group of advisors.

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