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Tuesday December 10, 2013 Plus, AR's latest from Chomsky on Linguistics Cardoza Law professor and public intellectual Stanley Fish praises Noam Chomsky in  The New York Times this week, in an op-ed titled Scholarship and Politics. Fish attended the recent 2013 John Dewey lectures, hosted by the Columbia University philosophy department, and came away raving about Professor Chomsky. His political views make rare appearances in the pages of The New York Times, and his teaching career at MIT's Linguistics Department is often underestimated.  AR has been covering Chomsky's contributions to the field of linguistics since its inception. Our Chomsky Linguistics recordings are found in a special subsection of ourvast archive. Here are our latest additions to the series: Noam Chomsky - What is Language? Every five years the International Permanent Committee of Linguists (CIPL) organizes The International Congress of Linguists (ICL). The Societe Suisse de Linguistique (SSL) hosted the 19th congress in Geneva. The theme was 'The Language-Cognition Interface.' Noam Chomsky gave this jocular keynote address in which he marches through evolving definitions of terms in the field of linguistics. Noam Chomsky - Pedagogy of the Oppressed At Harvard, Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner and Bruno della Chiesa discuss noted Brazilian educator Paolo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed on the 45th anniversary of the publication of one of the most important books of the 20th century. Noam Chomsky, by any measure has led a most extraordinary life. In one index he is ranked as the eighth most cited person in history, right up there with Aristotle, Shakespeare, Marx, Plato and Freud. The legendary MIT professor practically invented modern linguistics. In addition to his pioneering work in that field he has been a leading voice for peace and social justice for many decades. The New Statesmancalls him, "The conscience of the American people." Chris Hedges says he is "America's greatest intellectual" who "makes the powerful, as well as their liberal apologists, deeply uncomfortable." He is the author of scores of books, includingHopes & Prospects, Occupy, How The World Works, and Power Systems with David Barsamian. Programs Featuring Chomsky on Linguistics #CHON-LING018 What is Language? #CHON-LING017 Pedagogy of the Oppressed #CHON-LING016 Fifty Years of Linguistics at MIT #CHON-LING015 Language: Continuity & Innovation #CHON-LING014 Language & Nature #CHON-LING013 Naturalism & Dualism #CHON-LING010 Language and the Cognitive Revolution #CHON-LING009 Language: Asking the Right Questions #CHON-LING008 Language and the Cognitive Sciences #CHON-LING007 Language & Interpretation: Philosophical Reflections #CHON-LING005 Language in a Psychological Setting #CHON-LING004 A Naturalist Approach to Language and Cognition #CHON-LING003 Principles of Language Structure #CHON-LING002 The Phenomena of Language #CHON-LING001 Philosophy & Linguistics Programs Featuring Chomsky & Others #CHON-ZINH001 The Cold War & the University #CHON-STOJ001 A Critique of the Christic Institute Case #CHON-SILJ001 Aid to the Nicaraguan Contras #CHON-SAIE001 U.S.-Middle East Policy #CHON-PERR001 Debate on U.S. Foreign Policy #CHON-LEVH-LEVF-001 Examining U.S. Iran Policy #CHON-KELK001 The Human Face of Imperial Ambition #CHON-HITC001 The American Political Spectrum #CHON-ETAL001 Eqbal Ahmad: Legacy of Resistance #CHON-DERA001 Debate on Israel/Palestine #CHON-DAVA-001 Radical Futures #CHON-CLEK001 Social Change: From the '60s to the '90s #CHON-AHME001 On the Eve of the Gulf War