Avram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism.

Dec 21, 2025 · Noam Chomsky, American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics by treating language as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity.

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist who has had a profound impact on philosophy. Chomsky’s linguistic work has been motivated by the observation that nearly all adult human beings have the …

Chomsky is credited with the creation of the theory of generative grammar, often considered to be the most significant contribution to the field of theoretical linguistics in the 20th century.

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On Language and Humanity: In Conversation With Noam Chomsky, Amy Brand, The MIT Press Reader.

Dec 21, 2025 · Noam Chomsky - Philosophy, Mind, Human Nature: Human conceptual and linguistic creativity involves several mental faculties and entails the existence of some kind of mental …