The Ideas of Chomsky-BBC interview (5 of 5)

The concluding part of the interview which features the obligatory and unfortunate attempt to try and link his Linguistics to Politics though in a slightly novel manner.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Noam
• Chomsky
• Linguistics
• Generative
• Grammar
• Libertarian
• Socialism

[Diosibundo]

Wow. This was actually ON TELEVISION? Am I imagining this or was TV back then j ust more intelligent than it is now?

[sillyliza]

Excellent explanation of the divergence of classical liberalism from liberalism. Very interesting take, thanks Chomsky.

[ericNA82]

What is so refreshingly remarkable about Chomsky, whether you agree with his ideas or not, is that he is one of the few true Renaissance men left in today's world of one-track specialists whose views on man and his place in the world are all too often relegated to a very narrow slice of the greater pie. Deepest respect!

[niriop]

I wish I could have heard the post-interview natter we can see over the end credits

[KilVall]

What an excellent interview.

[stephenblackman2003a]

Interviewer should have made as much room for Chomsky's politics as for his linguistics. If what Chomsky claims in his political ideas are even partially valid then their importance far outweigh the preceeding scientific discussion.

[RobertHartlepool]

@succorelle Hmm, are you a paid troll person willing to betray your fellow man for the foolish ideas of the greedy rich and the bones your masters through to you, or a troll computer programme responding to the use of the word neoliberalism? I suppose your asinine ill substantiated response has similar lack of value in either case.

[succorelle]

@RobertHartlepool Pretty sure you're just spouting off now. If you want me to believe that nepotism and, for some reason, the debilitated state of media are a result of so-called "neoliberalism", you're going to have to point me towards some research. Especially since the trends I see are largely towards more regulation, not less.

[WastedTourist]

This is the best thing on Youtube.

[RakshasaCat]

@paulen8 The stuff he talks about really is university-level material...

[RobertHartlepool]

You note how the interviewer in this programme was able to analyse the subject and persue a line of questioning aimed at increasing the insight into the subject. Counterpose it with the likes of Paxman now, and his superficial arrogance. This regression is entirely the product of the wave of neoliberalism, and deliberate simplification to allow such ideas to propogate. Neoliberalism in itself prevents class mobility, and in doing so leads to nepotism as the main reason for recruitment.

[astroboomboy]

@stoprainingonme Yes, evolutionary psychology seems like it at best is professional speculation, no scientific way of proving the theories (at least for now).