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One should also note that he is usually better known for being a Linguist than a "Leftist" (also AFAIK he abandoned the Anarchist label a while ago). Any comput
by daptaq 5y ago
One should also note that he is usually better known for being a Linguist than a "Leftist" (also AFAIK he abandoned the Anarchist label a while ago). Any computer scientist has encountered his work if he has ever engaged with the "Chomsky Hierarchy".
- ggm 5y agoYour last sentence is I think true. Your first sentence is I think demonstrably false, for all contexts except linguists and computer scientists. He's best known as a public commentator and political activist. As a public contrarian to the current world system. He's not best known for Chomsky grammar classes on tv
- gwicks56 5y agoI covered quiet a bit of his work in a Language and Computation elective. I previously only knew him from his political writings. His Linguistics work left me with a deep respect for his intelligence, as well as a deep pessimism that computers would really understand language any time soon (this was 15 years ago).
- waingake 5y agoHe certainly hasn't abandoned the anarchist label, and is still very active in leftist circles, frequently giving interviews in these areas. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12618.Chomsky_On_Anarchism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12618.Chomsky_On_Anarchi...
- daptaq 5y agoCorrect me if I am mistaken, but I heard that he used to call himself some sort of an Anarchist up until his debate with Foucault.
- tehjoker 5y agoCheck out the books he's written: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/2476.Noam_Chomsky https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/2476.Noam_Chomsky