Comments on: Chomsky? Top Intellectual? For What, “Big Words?” http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html so many dots, so little time... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: texastentialist http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-130 texastentialist Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-130 Chomsky is a true patriot and deserves the accolades...in spite of his discomfort. Chomsky is a true patriot and deserves the accolades…in spite of his discomfort.

]]> By: spcoon http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-131 spcoon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-131 Chomsky deserves more MSM airtime to spread his perspective to the world. Trophies are for chumps. Chomsky deserves more MSM airtime to spread his perspective to the world. Trophies are for chumps.

]]> By: texastentialist http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-132 texastentialist Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-132 In America attention is reserved for the "popular." He has now been deemed popular by some (odd) standard and will now get more attention. Maybe now Zach will move out of the pool house... In America attention is reserved for the “popular.”

He has now been deemed popular by some (odd) standard and will now get more attention. Maybe now Zach will move out of the pool house…

]]> By: spcoon http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-133 spcoon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-133 This award won't give him any more reach than he currently has. Who's Zach? This award won’t give him any more reach than he currently has. Who’s Zach?

]]> By: chompsky http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-134 chompsky Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-134 Sean, have you ever actually read anything by Chomsky? Sean, have you ever actually read anything by Chomsky?

]]> By: spcoon http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-135 spcoon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-135 Yes, but not nearly enough for my appetite. <i>Understanding Power</i> is the one Chomsky collection of lectures that I've completed cover to cover, and that was within the last six-months. I was a very average, lazy American media consumer up until about five years ago, so Chomsky's nonexistent face-time in the MSM pretty much limited my exposure. A friend of mine sampled Chomsky's lectures in a bunch of his music back in 96', but I was too busy doing my corporate thing to truly stop and take notice. Life is funny like that... I'm currently in the midst of <i>Filtering the News</i>, a collection of essays on Chomsky and Herman's <i>Propaganda Model</i>. Do you have any Chomsky suggestions? Yes, but not nearly enough for my appetite.

Understanding Power is the one Chomsky collection of lectures that I’ve completed cover to cover, and that was within the last six-months. I was a very average, lazy American media consumer up until about five years ago, so Chomsky’s nonexistent face-time in the MSM pretty much limited my exposure. A friend of mine sampled Chomsky’s lectures in a bunch of his music back in 96′, but I was too busy doing my corporate thing to truly stop and take notice. Life is funny like that…

I’m currently in the midst of Filtering the News, a collection of essays on Chomsky and Herman’s Propaganda Model. Do you have any Chomsky suggestions?

]]> By: chompsky http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-136 chompsky Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-136 The problem with Chomsky is that no one really reads him. I mean really reads him. His transformational model of language is a fun game, but is full of holes. Alas, too few of us have the time or the mental rigor to dig deeply enough to see that what he says about language is like Derrida on the beach- he abstracts his theory of language and loses the subject- you and me. That being said, I'm grateful that Chomsky's political rants are being read by designers like yourself. He does stand up, unlike most other American so-called intellectuals. When you get a chance, you may want to read: THE OLD CHOMSKY:: - On Language: Chomsky's Classic Works Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume and THE NEW CHOMSKY:: - Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky Good luck! The problem with Chomsky is that no one really reads him. I mean really reads him. His transformational model of language is a fun game, but is full of holes. Alas, too few of us have the time or the mental rigor to dig deeply enough to see that what he says about language is like Derrida on the beach- he abstracts his theory of language and loses the subject- you and me.

That being said, I’m grateful that Chomsky’s political rants are being read by designers like yourself. He does stand up, unlike most other American so-called intellectuals.

When you get a chance, you may want to read:

THE OLD CHOMSKY::
- On Language: Chomsky’s Classic Works Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume

and

THE NEW CHOMSKY::
- Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky

Good luck!

]]> By: chompsky http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-137 chompsky Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-137 sorry about that- I meant- Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda Understanding Power is probably Chomsky's most accessible work- and I'm glad you read it. sorry about that- I meant-

Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

Understanding Power is probably Chomsky’s most accessible work- and I’m glad you read it.

]]> By: spcoon http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-138 spcoon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-138 Pretend for a moment that my review of Derrida's work ended in 1991 (in undergrad). What do you mean by, "Alas, too few of us have the time or the mental rigor to dig deeply enough to see that what he says about language is like Derrida on the beach- he abstracts his theory of language and loses the subject- you and me." Pretend for a moment that my review of Derrida’s work ended in 1991 (in undergrad). What do you mean by, “Alas, too few of us have the time or the mental rigor to dig deeply enough to see that what he says about language is like Derrida on the beach- he abstracts his theory of language and loses the subject- you and me.”

]]> By: texastentialist http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-139 texastentialist Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.seancoon.org/2005/10/chomsky-top-int.html#comment-139 "Who's Zach?" Zack de la Rocha - the ultimate Chomsky groupie. “Who’s Zach?” Zack de la Rocha - the ultimate Chomsky groupie.

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