debunking Sapir Whorf

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Tue Dec 5 12:42:38 PST 2000


Pinker is not widely accepted. And I believe neuro-science is beginning to dissolve the grounds for Chomsky's theory. Chomsky does repeat the error of Descartes by separating the brain from the body. (Descartes separated mind from brain: the separation of brain and body is the 20th century equivalent.)

Probably some of Chomsky's work will prove to be of permanent value, but he has not proven a damn thing.

Carrol



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