The Chomsky-Foucault Debate

Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at MIT and a world-renowned political thinker and activist. The author of numerous books, including On Language and Understanding Power (both available from The New Press), he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Michel Foucault (1926-84) held a chair in the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France. The New Press has published three previous volumes of his work as well as a collection, The Essential Foucault.John Rajchman is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University and author of Michel Foucault. He lives in New York City.

出版者:New Press, The

作者:Noam Chomsky

页数:213

出版时间:2006-9-1

价格:USD 15.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781595581341

图书标签:ChomskyFoucault哲学福柯语言学社会理论乔姆斯基思想

Two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question.

In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by Dutch philosopher Fons Edlers to debate an age-old question: is there such a thing as "innate" human nature independent of our experiences and external influences?

The resulting dialogue is one of the most original, provocative, and spontaneous exchanges to have occurred between contemporary philosophers, and above all serves as a concise introduction to their basic theories. What begins as a philosophical argument rooted in linguistics (Chomsky) and the theory of knowledge (Foucault), soon evolves into a broader discussion encompassing a wide range of topics, from science, history, and behaviorism to creativity, freedom, and the struggle for justice in the realm of politics.

In addition to the debate itself, this volume features a newly written introduction by noted Foucault scholar John Rajchman and includes additional text by Noam Chomsky.

读后感

莫尤 【早些时候用小号写过的一篇书评，偶然看到，纳闷怎么这么眼熟。。。。】 此书是1971年乔姆斯基与福柯论辩的产物，根据访谈者方斯.厄尔德斯的描述，“两位大师的外貌和内心大相径庭”，这恐怕是读后最粗浅的印象之一，乔姆斯基温婉而客气地滔滔不绝，时而蹦出些想象...  

看《福柯的生死爱欲》又想起这书，谈到的好像就是这场世纪辩论。摘两段乔对福柯的评价，原书见第六章，p266&p268： 一边读一边发笑。我也不确定我读懂福柯多少，大概很少很少，但他真是个对我意义重大的哲学家（可能因为我们同一天生日，他就在我心里比较特别，哈哈）；在...  

1、民主社会的理想是好人的理想还是所有人的理想？2、现实在理论面前是狭隘的，还是理论在现实面前是狭隘的？3、哲学理想更漫无边际，还是政治理想更漫无边际？4、战争是人性的悲剧，却是历史的重要环节。5、看来中国的大同社会还太不为欧洲人所了解。最美好，也最接近现实的最...

莫尤 【早些时候用小号写过的一篇书评，偶然看到，纳闷怎么这么眼熟。。。。】 此书是1971年乔姆斯基与福柯论辩的产物，根据访谈者方斯.厄尔德斯的描述，“两位大师的外貌和内心大相径庭”，这恐怕是读后最粗浅的印象之一，乔姆斯基温婉而客气地滔滔不绝，时而蹦出些想象...  

碰到跟福柯有关的书总是想唠叨两笔，也不知为什么。 这个辩论很早在youtube就传得很火，现在终于整理出了文字版，方便大家阅读。书的篇幅不长，两个小时读完足矣，不过内容却讨论的是社会科学乃至哲学的一些基本问题。所以我觉得这本书不要叫目前这个标题，还是应该叫原先那个...  

用户评价

20世纪前半叶结构语言学成为显学 乔姆斯基以其为靶子 而当结构主义扩散后 福柯以之为武器批判科技史中的主观导向。所以二人都是对的 人类现象就是充满线索而又无法预测

one of the most amazing books, if not the most amazing, on power and justice in our time.

乔姆斯基：人性.. 福柯：没有人性。 C：要去中心化 .. F：醒醒吧没有人性这种东西。C：要战斗 .. F：但是你知道并没有人性 C：为了公义 .. F：不可能的因为没有人性 ..

人的本质是虐恋和掠念，操

看了视频，前小半段福柯掉线，后大半段乔姆斯基掉线。能不能好了，福柯想回家了。