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Fair enough, but my point was just that the title here might mislead people if (like me) they were already familiar with the legend of "Chomsky's review of Verb
by telemachos 16y ago
Fair enough, but my point was just that the title here might mislead people if (like me) they were already familiar with the legend of "Chomsky's review of Verbal Behavior." I went to the article expecting it to be a cultural history of that review. (You know the sort of thing I mean: one of these now popular histories that starts from something very specific - a product, or an event or what-have-you - and then spins a larger historical/cultural investigation from that starting point. Someone should write that book actually: a semi-popular history of the shift away from behaviorism.) Not a huge deal, but I was confused.
- igravious 16y agoI never heard of this legend but maybe if you're coming from sociology or psychology rather than philosophy like I am then this is famous-ish. I'd read a book like the one describe for sure, I love Chomsky and never had much love for behaviourism and am delighted to find that I'm in such hallowed company. By the way I was completely agreeing with you earlier but just expanding on what you had said and I shall do so in kind again sir: very misleading title.