Noam Chomsky
Contemporary United States Linguistics
Biography
American linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Father of modern linguistics.
Life Dates
Born: December 7, 1928
Notable Quotes
"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
"The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know."
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion."
"Language is a process of free creation."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars