Overview

This completely new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky surveys Chomsky's contributions to the science of language, to socioeconomic-political analysis and criticism, and to the study of the human mind.

Section 1: The Biological-Minimalist Turn

The first section focuses on the aims of Chomsky's recent biological-minimalist turn in the science of language, and shows how Chomsky's view of the nature of language and its introduction to the human species has recently developed.

Section 2: The Mind and Its Parts

The second section focuses on Chomsky's view of the mind and its parts — and how to study them.

Section 3: Socio-Political Contributions

Finally, the third section examines some of Chomsky's many contributions to socio-political history and critique.

Scope of the New Edition

This new edition examines Chomsky's views on a wide range of issues, from his views of the lexicon, language's evolution, and the study of mind to the status of capitalism and the Palestine-Israel conflict. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Chomsky's ideas.