Chomsky on democracy & education

by Chomsky, Noam

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Title Statements

Full title :Chomsky on democracy & education / Noam Chomsky ; edited by C.P. Otero.

Summary

Publisher description: Education stands at the intersection of Noam Chomsky's two lives as scholar and social critic: As a linguist he is keenly interested in how children acquire language, and as a political activist he views the education system as an important lever of social change. Chomsky on Democracy and Education gathers for the first time his impressive range of writings on these subjects, some previously unpublished and not readily available to the general public. Raised in a progressive school where his father was principal, Chomsky outlines a philosophy of education steeped in the liberal tradition of John Dewey, more concerned with cultivating responsible citizens than feeding children facts. The goal of education, Chomsky argues, is to produce free human beings whose values are not accumulation and domination, but rather free association on terms of equality. Spanning issues of language, power, policy and method, this collection includes seminal theoretical works like Language and Freedom, a social analysis of the role of schools and universities in the American polity, and specific critiques of language instruction in America's classrooms today, along with new interviews conducted by Carlos Otero that serve to encapsulate Chomsky's views. Engaging and incisive, Chomsky on Democracy and Education makes accessible the key insights that have earned Chomsky such a committed following.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):RoutledgeFalmer
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2003.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 480 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0415926319, 9780415926317, 0415926327, 9780415926324
oclc:ocm47973384
LC Classification:LB885.C5215
Dewey Decimal:370.11/5

Chomsky's education-for-democracy: enlightenment mental growth -- Democarcy and education -- Science: the genetic endowment -- Things no amount of learning can teach -- Language as a key to human nature and society -- A really new way of looking at language -- Perspectives on language and mind -- Anthropology: the cultural environment (vision and reality) -- Rationality/science and post-this-or-that -- Equality: language development, human intelligence and social organization -- Two conceptions of social organization -- Some tasks for responsible people -- Toward a humanistic conception of education -- The function of the university in a time of crisis -- Scholarship and commitment, then and now -- The mechanisms and practices of indoctrination -- The task of the media: Central America as a test case -- propaganda and control of the public mind -- Prospects for democracy -- The educational institutions -- Some thoughts on intellectuals and the schools -- The responsibility of a university community -- Remarks before the MIT Commission on MIT Education -- Two roles of the American university -- The universities and the corporations -- Language in the classroom -- Some observations …

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Burgerschap Chomsky, Noam Critical pedagogy democracy Démocratie Demokratische Erziehung Education Éducation -- Philosophie Education -- Philosophy Interview (Descripteur de forme) Langage Langage et langues Language Language and languages onderwijs Onderwijsinstellingen Pädagogik Pédagogie critique Philosophie de l'éducation Philosophie sociale