![]() ![]() Their full discussion reveals the split between the postmodernist worldview and traditional epistemology, represented by Chomsky, who stands up for “old-fashioned concepts,” such as justice and truth. The spirit of Foucault continues to permeate discussions of human nature and social justice.Ĭhomsky and Foucault agreed on much-until the subject turned to politics. This collision between Chomsky and Foucault has remained relevant-clips of Chomsky referring to postmodern critiques of science as “ pretty embarrassing” continue to float around YouTube, as the Intellectual Dark Web and Jordan Peterson have re-energized anti-postmodernist polemic. ![]() In November, the postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault met with MIT linguist Noam Chomsky to debate whether or not an innate human nature exists, and was paid a brick of hash for his trouble. Thomas Pynchon had published his first two novels, the Pentagon Papers were published and Richard Nixon was withdrawing troops from the massively unpopular Vietnam War. ![]()
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