Noam Chomsky

Citations

• “Syntactic investigation of a given language has as its goal the construction of a grammar that can be viewed as a device of some sort for producing the sentences of the language under analysis.”

• “In summary, it is the diversity of human behavior, its appropriateness to new situations, and man's capacity to innovate – the creative aspect of language use providing the principal indication of this –that leads Descartes to attribute possession of mind to other humans, since he regards this capacity as beyond the limitations of any imaginable mechanism.”

• “A good teacher knows that the best way to help students learn is to allow them to find the truth by themselves. Students don't learn by a mere transfer of knowledge, consumed through rote memorization and later regurgitated.”

• "Tough love" is just the right phrase: love for the rich and privileged, tough for everyone else.

• “Of course, everybody says they're for peace. Hitler was for peace. Everybody is for peace. The question is: "What kind of peace?"”

Les livres de Noam Chomsky dans l'ordre

Les livres de Noam Chomsky dans l'ordre de parution, de Syntactic Structures (1957) à Who Rules the World? (2016).

1. 1Syntactic StructuresSyntactic Structures1957
2. 2Aspects De La Theorie SyntaxiqueAspects De La Theorie Syntaxique1965
3. 3Language and MindLanguage and Mind1968
4. 4LÀmérique et ses nouveaux mandarinsLÀmérique et ses nouveaux mandarins1969
5. 5Reflections on LanguageReflections on Language1975
6. 6Lectures on Government and BindingLectures on Government and Binding1981
7. 7Israël, Palestine, États-UnisIsraël, Palestine, États-Unis1983
8. 8Pirates et empereursPirates et empereurs1986
9. 9The Culture of TerrorismThe Culture of Terrorism1988
10. 10Necessary IllusionsNecessary Illusions1989
11. 11Deterring DemocracyDeterring Democracy1991
12. 12Media ControlMedia Control1991
13. 13What Uncle Sam Really WantsWhat Uncle Sam Really Wants1992
14. 14Le profit avant l'hommeLe profit avant l'homme1998
15. 15Understanding PowerUnderstanding Power2002
16. 16Hegemony or Survival?Hegemony or Survival?2003
17. 17Chomsky On AnarchismChomsky On Anarchism2005
18. 18Nesostoi͡atelʹnye shtatyNesostoi͡atelʹnye shtaty2006
19. 19The Essential ChomskyThe Essential Chomsky2008
20. 20How The World WorksHow The World Works2011
21. 21On AnarchismOn Anarchism2013
22. 22PalestinePalestine2015
23. 23Who Rules the World?Who Rules the World?2016