Men of Ideas

Season 1 Episode 11: The Ideas of Chomsky

Linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology transformed the nature of linguistics before he was 40. In this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, the outspoken Chomsky challenges accepted notions of the way in which language is learned, examines the relationship of language to experience, and discusses the philosophical nature of knowledge.

Genre:

Documentary, Talk

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

15

Cast:

Bryan Magee

Quality:

HD

Duration:

47 min

First Air:

1978

Rating:

8.5