Chomsky with Lewis: Human Nature, Science and Language Origin

Scientia et Fides 7 (1):163-182 (2019)
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This article, in its first part, summarizes Noam Chomsky’s ideas about human nature and their ethico-political consequences, language and its origin and the scope and limitations of experimental science. As a result, there will emerge the portrait of a great scientist without prejudices and a true and honest freethinker. Then, on the second part, and based on the author C. S. Lewis, a proposal will be made about the possible existence of an infused rational soul in humans and how it could connect with the linguist’s ideas with respect to the origin of language. It will also serve to supply with some realism Chomsky’s too optimistic view about human nature.

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On the origin of species.Charles Darwin - 2008 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by Gillian Beer.
On cognitive capacity.Noam A. Chomsky - 1975 - In Noam Chomsky (ed.), Reflections On Language. Temple Smith.
Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals.Neil Smith - 2004 - Cambridge University Press.

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