![]() 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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