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Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachuse…
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culture · American linguist and activist (born 1928) · philosopher · linguist · political writer · university teacher · psychologist · anthropologist · human rights defender · educator · media critic · writer · also Noam Chomsky, A. Noam Chomsky, Chomsky
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There was no misunderstanding. I was invited to give a series of lectures. It was straightforward, I do it all the time.
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2026· 14 entries
Space Daily: Quote by Noam Chomsky: “If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
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“The principle that the state should determine historical truth and punish those who say otherwise is a legacy of totalitarianism. In this case what the state determines to be true happens to be true, but that”
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“There was no misunderstanding. I was invited to give a series of lectures. It was straightforward, I do it all the time.”
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“Description and explanation in linguistics”
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“We’re living in a world of total illusion and fantasy.”
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“s treatment of the Palestinians as apartheid, similar to the system that existed in South Africa, would be a”
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Mshale: Noam Chomsky On Alan Greenspan And Worker Insecurity (2014) Andy Halliday (h14HdQOoSD)
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Counterpunch: Chomsky Canceled, Eisenhower Stays: How the Left’s Cancellation Criteria Hurts Them
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Noam Chomsky - Linguist, Activist, Philosopher
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The Guardian: Noam Chomsky’s wife apologizes for their ‘grave mistake’ in Epstein ties
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The Guardian: Author who co-wrote two books with Noam Chomsky condemns scholar’s ties to Epstein
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The Guardian: Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
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Wasserman wrote that Chomsky's relationship with Epstein was a "grave mistake" and apologized on her husband's behalf, writing, "It was deeply disturbing for both of us to realize we had engaged with someone who presente
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2025· 3 entries
The Guardian: Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
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Indiatimes: Noam Chomsky was named in leaked Epstein emails, and the political left is not happy: 'Manufacturing consent for child rapist'
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As of November 2025, Chomsky was reportedly still convalescing in Brazil.
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2024· 7 entries
Indiatimes: Noam Chomsky for beginners: What you ought to know about world’s greatest living intellectual
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USA Today rated the claim “Noam Chomsky died in June 2024” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “Noam Chomsky has died, weve lost a truely brilliant man.” fake.
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New York Post: Noam Chomsky’s wife says reports of famed linguist’s death are false
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Newsday: Noam Chomsky’s wife says reports of famed linguist’s death are false
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New York Daily News: Reports of Noam Chomsky’s death are fake, says linguist’s wife
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He was discharged in June 2024 to continue his recovery at home.
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2023· 5 entries
The Guardian: Noam Chomsky and Bard College president had financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein
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Chomsky told The Wall Street Journal of his relationship with Epstein: "First response is that it is none of your business
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In 2023, Chomsky suffered a massive stroke and was flown to a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, to recuperate.
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“First response is that it is none of your business. Or anyone”
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Chomsky suffered a massive stroke and was flown to a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, to recuperate
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2022· 1 entry
Yahoo: Noam Chomsky, 93, issues warning: 'We're approaching the most dangerous point in human history'
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2020· 2 entries
The Guardian: Noam Chomsky: Trump is culpable in deaths of Americans - video
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The Guardian: Trump is culpable in deaths of Americans, says Noam Chomsky
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2019· 2 entries
In These Times: Noam Chomsky
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Epstein referenced advice he said Chomsky had given him on handling media scrutiny after his 2008 plea deal: "The best way to proceed is to ignore it
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2018).
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Seán MacBride Peace Prize (2017).
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2016· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Noam Chomsky predicted the movement that created a Trump presidency.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Noam Chomsky predicted the movement that created a Trump presidency.” True.
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Epstein invited Chomsky and his wife, Valeria, to meet in either New York or the Caribbean
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2015· 5 entries
Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on Life & Love: Still Going at 86, Renowned Dissident is Newly Married
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They have owned a home in Wasserman's native country, Brazil, since 2015.
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Chomsky and his wife purchased a residence in São Paulo, Brazil, and began splitting their time between Brazil and the U
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The 2017 Seán MacBride Peace Prize and the Dorothy Eldridge Peacemaker Award
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Career landmark: Participated in manifiesto el aa este a bueno (tournament / event).
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2014· 2 entries
In 2014, Chomsky married Valeria Wasserman, a translator for the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of São Paulo.
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Chomsky married Valeria Wasserman, a translator for the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of São Paulo
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2013· 1 entry
Democracy Now!: Animating Noam Chomsky: French Director Michel Gondry on New Film “Is the Man Who is Tall Happy?”
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2011· 5 entries
Awarded US Peace Prize (2011).
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Awarded Albertus-Magnus professorate (2011).
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The US Peace Memorial Foundation awarded The US Peace Prize to Chomsky, "whose antiwar activities for five decades both educate and inspire"
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“Citation choisie pour le 19 novembre 2011.”
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The US Peace Memorial Foundation awarded Chomsky the US Peace Prize for anti-war activities over five decades
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded Thomas Merton Award (2010).
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Awarded Erich Fromm Prize (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
“Citation choisie pour le 30 juin 2009.”
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (2007).
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2006· 1 entry
Sperlich (2006) reported a breakfast routine where Chomsky reads four or five different daily newspapers.
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2005· 1 entry
From the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Carl von Ossietzky Prize (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
But continued to conduct research and seminars on campus as an emeritus
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2001· 2 entries
As the American public attempted to make sense of the attacks
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And in 2003 visited Cuba at the invitation of the Latin American Association of Social Scientists
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1999· 2 entries
Won Benjamin Franklin Medal (1999).
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The Australian-led International Force for East Timor arrived as a peacekeeping force; Chomsky was critical of this, believing it was designed to secure Australian access to East Timor's oil and gas reserves under the Ti
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1996· 1 entry
Won Helmholtz Medal (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Visited Australia to talk on the issue at the behest of the East Timorese Relief Association and the National Council for East Timorese Resistance
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1989· 4 entries
Awarded William James Fellow Award (1989).
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Chomsky published Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies, in which he suggests that a worthwhile democracy requires that its citizens undertake intellectual self-defense against the media and elite
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When Pentagon adviser John Deutch applied to be president of MIT, Chomsky supported his candidacy
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In 1989, when Pentagon adviser John Deutch applied to be president of MIT, Chomsky supported his candidacy.
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (1988).
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Chomsky visited the Palestinian territories to witness the impact of Israeli occupation
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Orwell Award (1987).
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As On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures
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1985· 1 entry
During the Nicaraguan Contra War—in which the U
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology (1984).
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1983· 1 entry
Published The Fateful Triangle, which argued that the U
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1979· 1 entry
South End published Chomsky and Herman's revised Counter-Revolutionary Violence as the two-volume The Political Economy of Human Rights, which compares U
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1974· 1 entry
Chomsky became a corresponding fellow of the British Academy
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1973· 2 entries
But its parent company disapproved of the book's contents and ordered all copies destroyed
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Helped lead a committee commemorating the 50th anniversary of the War Resisters League
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1970· 2 entries
Visited southeast Asia to lecture at Vietnam's Hanoi University of Science and Technology and toured war refugee camps in Laos
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The London Times named Chomsky one of the "makers of the twentieth century"
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1969· 4 entries
In 1969, when he heard that Walt Rostow, a major architect of the Vietnam War, wanted to return to work at MIT, Chomsky threatened "to protest publicly" if Rostow were denied a position there.
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When he heard that Walt Rostow, a major architect of the Vietnam War, wanted to return to work at MIT, Chomsky threatened "to protest publicly" if Rostow were denied a position there
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As part of Chomsky's first political book, American Power and the New Mandarins
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“Noam Chomsky interviewed by William F. Buckley in the TV talk show Firing Line, April 3, 1969. Quoted in: Does anyone know the context of the following Noam Chomsky quote about violence? at eduqna.com, 2006-12.”
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1968· 21 entries
“I think he (Marx) would take it for granted that elites are basically Marxist – they believe in class analysis, they believe in class struggle, and in a really business-run society like the United States, the business elites are deeply committed to class struggle and are engaged in it all the time. And they understand. They’re instinctive Marxists; they don’t have to read it. (ang.)”
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“Opis: komentarz odnoszący się pośrednio do dominacji ekonomicznej Stanów Zjednoczonych i wprost do naiwności lub służalczości (wobec polityków amerykańskich) komentatorów pokroju Davida Ignatiusa.”
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“Opis: komentarz do poglądów władz USA wobec państw niezgadzających się na amerykańską dominację, głównie Harry’ego Trumana („stary Józek” to Josif Dżugaszwili, a „Mysie Łajno” to Mao Zedong).”
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“Opis: krytyka usprawiedliwiania kolonizacji.”
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“Akceptacja wyrażenia „tarcza antyrakietowa” to tworzenie miejsca na wybór końca rodzaju ludzkiego w nie tak dalekiej przyszłości.”
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“Opis: przykład zdania poprawnego gramatycznie, choć nie przekazującego żadnych konkretnych treści.”
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“Jeśli ktoś mówi, że chce bronić i ratować prześladowanych działaczy politycznych, nie ma nic łatwiejszego, jak pojechać do protegowanych Ameryki: Kolumbii, Salwadoru, Gwatemali. W Kolumbii zabija się więcej działaczy związkowych niż we wszystkich innych krajach razem wziętych, a kraj ten jest dziś największym odbiorcą pomocy wojskowej z USA…”
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“Jeśli wierzysz w wolność słowa, to wierzysz w wolność głoszenia poglądów, które ci się nie podobają. Goebbels był zwolennikiem wolności wygłaszania poglądów, które mu się podobały. Stalin też. A jeśli ty jesteś za wolnością słowa, to znaczy to, że jesteś za wolnością wygłaszania dokładnie tych poglądów, których nienawidzisz.”
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“Kapitalizm już nie jest taki jak w XIX w. Wielkie megakorporacje tworzą strategiczne sojusze luźno powiązane z kilkoma krajami i podlegające publicznej kontroli tylko w niewielkim stopniu. Prywatyzacja kolejnych przedsiębiorstw i całych sfer życia jeszcze wzmacnia ich siłę.”
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“Myślę, że najważniejszym aspektem ruchu Occupy było pokazanie innych możliwości społecznej współpracy. Wspólna kuchnia, opieka nad bezdomnymi, polityczne debaty. Jeżeli coś podobnego się rozprzestrzeni, to z biegiem czasu ludzie będą mogli współdecydować o swoim losie. Zmieńmy rozumienie pojęcia przestrzeni publicznej.”
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“Najbardziej skuteczną metodą skrępowania demokracji jest transfer miejsca podejmowania decyzji ze strefy publicznej do instytucji które nie ponoszą odpowiedzialności: królów i książąt, kast religijnych, junt wojskowych, dyktatur partyjnych, albo współczesnych korporacji.”
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“(...) nawet w najbardziej wolnych i demokratycznych krajach sprawujący władzę dokładają wszelkich starań, aby kluczowe kwestie nie dotarły do świadomości obywateli.”
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“Nazywają to przegraną, ponieważ nie osiągnęli optymalnego celu, jakim byłoby zrobienie z Wietnamu drugich Filipin. Ale osiągnęli ważne cele – zniszczyli Wietnam i odeszli. Południowy Wietnam zamienili w ruinę, pogrzebali jego szanse.”
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“Nie można żywić nadziei, że potrafimy stwierdzać, czy określony opis danych jest poprawny w jakimkolwiek absolutnym sensie, lecz tylko że jest bardziej poprawny niż pewien alternatywny opis tych samych zjawisk.”
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“Nigdy za mojego życia Amerykanie nie byli tak zaangażowani w politykę jak teraz. Mam po parę publicznych wystąpień w tygodniu, za każdym razem przychodzą setki albo tysiące ludzi, ale całe dni zajmuje mi odrzucanie – z największą wdzięcznością – zaproszeń od setek środowisk działających w całej Ameryce.”
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“Ochrona patentowa poszła dziś tak daleko, że hamuje postęp i niszczy konkurencję. (…) Niech pan spróbuje sobie wyobrazić, jak by dziś wyglądała na przykład motoryzacja, gdyby monopol na produkcję silników spalinowych miał ten, kto ten silnik pierwszy zbudował i opatentował? A współczesne prawo patentowe gwarantowałoby taki monopol.”
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“Podbój świata przez Zachód trwa już nieprzerwanie od XV wieku. Dzisiaj, globalizacja jest tylko inną formą tego podboju.”
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“System sowiecki był oczywiście potworny. Ale gospodarczo był dość efektywny. Od I wojny światowej do lat 60. Zachód był przerażony tempem wzrostu sowieckiej gospodarki. Niech pan porówna rozwój Rosji sowieckiej z rozwojem porównywalnie biednych krajów, które pozostały w obrębie świata zachodniego – na przykład z Brazylią.”
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“Totalitaryzm jest wrogiem ludzkości. A XX w. stworzył trzy formy totalitaryzmu. Faszyzm, bolszewizm i korporacje. Jedna z nich wciąż istnieje. Czy to jest konieczne?”
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“Wyobraźmy sobie, że oddział irackich komandosów ląduje na ranczu G.W. Busha, zabija go i wrzuca ciało do Zatoki Meksykańskiej.”
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“Zmiana nie przyjdzie od elit politycznych. Musimy spróbować wybudować coś, co obecny porządek wypchnie i zastąpi.”
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1967· 7 entries
“The Legitimacy of Violence as a Political Act? Noam Chomsky debates with Hannah Arendt, Susan Sontag, et al." in New York, December 15, 1967; Republished at chomsky.info, accessed May 23, 2014.”
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“An Exchange on “The Responsibility of Intellectuals”, The New York Review of Books, April 20, 1967.”
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“A Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior," in Leon A. Jakobovits and Murray S. Miron (eds.), Readings in the Psychology of Language, Prentice-Hall, 1967, pp. 142-143.”
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“The Responsibility of Intellectuals: Arthur Dorfman, reply by Noam Chomsky, New York Review of Books, April 20, 1967.”
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Chomsky rose to national attention for his anti-war essay "The Responsibility of Intellectuals"
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“On Resistance", The New York Review of Books, December 7, 1967.”
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“Noam Chomsky, The Responsibility of Intellectuals (1967)”
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1962· 2 entries
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, which established him as the de facto spokesperson of American linguistics
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Speaking on the subject at small gatherings in churches and homes
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1961· 1 entry
Chomsky received tenure and became a full professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
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1959· 1 entry
“A Review of B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior, Language 35, no. 1 (January–March 1959)”
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1957· 3 entries
And over the next year he was also a visiting professor at Columbia University
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Emerged as a significant figure in linguistics with his landmark work Syntactic Structures, which played a major role in remodeling the study of language
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They had three children together: Aviva (b. 1957), Diane (b. 1960), and Harry (b. 1967).
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1955· 3 entries
Career landmark: professor (1955).
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Submitted a thesis setting out his ideas on transformational grammar; he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree for it, and it was privately distributed among specialists on microfilm before being published in 1975
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Studied at Harvard University (1951–1955).
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1954· 1 entry
Presented his ideas at lectures at the University of Chicago and Yale University
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1952· 1 entry
Chomsky published his first academic article in The Journal of Symbolic Logic
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1951· 2 entries
Studied at University of Pennsylvania, Master of Arts (1949–1951).
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Studied at University of Pennsylvania (1949–1951).
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1949· 3 entries
Studied at University of Pennsylvania (1945–1949).
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Studied at University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts (1945–1949).
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Chomsky was married to Carol Doris (née Schatz) from 1949 until her death in 2008.
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1947· 1 entry
Chomsky began a romantic relationship with Carol Doris Schatz, whom he had known since early childhood
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1945· 2 entries
At the age of 16, Chomsky began a general program of study at the University of Pennsylvania, where he explored philosophy, logic, and languages and developed a primary interest in learning Arabic
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Studied at Central High School (1945).
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1928· 3 entries
In East Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Born 1928-12-07.
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“.19 September, 2022. [A] kind of cult has developed around Noam Chomsky and John Pilger, which cannot believe they could ever be wrong, and produces ever more elaborate conspiracy theories to justify their mistakes. George Monbiot, Tweet (22 November 2017), as quoted in”
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1913· 1 entry
William fled the Russian Empire, from what is now Ukraine, to escape conscription, and worked in Baltimore sweatshops and Hebrew elementary schools before attending college
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