![]() ![]() ![]() He started his career as a psychologist which is a somewhat soft science that is recognised to be filled with ambiguity. It is assumed that behind Chomsky’s words there is a Truth called Science.įoucault, on the other hand, occupies a far more unusual position. As a linguist who invented generative grammar he is generally regarded as a scientist and this confers on what Chomsky says a certain amount of authority. Chomsky clearly speaks from the position of Enlightenment. The first question to ask about the debate is: from what position does each debater speak? I do not mean this in terms of physical space. ![]() Instead what I am interested in are the two opposing philosophical viewpoints that are being expounded by the two men buried in the political rhetoric. Both men are revolutionary anarchists of some stripe or other and I have no sympathy for their cause. Right off the bat I should state that I am not at all interested in the politics of the debate. This is most certainly true and perhaps this is a good opportunity to lay out some thoughts on that debate. In response to my previous post a commenter on a private group I’m engaged with said that I must have fallen on the side of Michel Foucault in the famous Foucault-Chomsky debate. ![]()
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