neineon reviewed On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky
On anarchism gives me hope
4 stars
This book shows thru history of revolution and approachable messaging that a better is possible :)
128 pages
English language
Published May 17, 2013 by New Press, The.
On Anarchism
by Noam Chomsky
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Ji FU reviewed On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky
Good high level but not the meat & potatoes
3 stars
On Anarchism was a collection of short essay that wasn't really what I was expecting. I was hoping for examples, or at least ideas, of how anarchism would actually work in the real world. How we'd get from an idea to a product without a profit motive. What I got instead was basically a label for my wife. She doesn't think governments should exist but while they do she supports a large welfare state to take care of the people. Chomsky appears to be the same. It was well written and well cited, and otherwise awesome if I had gone in with different expectations it might be getting a 5 instead of a three.
If someone has a recommendation for a different book on anarchism that actually answers my questions I would appreciate it.
r3lativo@bookwyrm.social reviewed On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky
None
4 stars
A big, red "A" dragged me to the book—Chomsky guided me to the counter.
His scientifical, social, linguistic approach led him to a profound analysis of the past and present society. His ideas are deeply true and sometimes hard to accept, because of how much we are accustomed to reality as it is...
The book is a collection of texts and interviews by Chomsky and gives a general idea of his thought: I found it hard to grasp the chapter on the Spanish revolution before the Franco regime, yet it was intriguing and I hope to reread it in the future. The last chapter was instead marvelous in my opinion, as I truly believe in studying language and its science as a manner of understanding human behaviour.
"It seems to me fair to regard the contemporary study of language as in some ways a return to the Humboldtian concept of …
A big, red "A" dragged me to the book—Chomsky guided me to the counter.
His scientifical, social, linguistic approach led him to a profound analysis of the past and present society. His ideas are deeply true and sometimes hard to accept, because of how much we are accustomed to reality as it is...
The book is a collection of texts and interviews by Chomsky and gives a general idea of his thought: I found it hard to grasp the chapter on the Spanish revolution before the Franco regime, yet it was intriguing and I hope to reread it in the future. The last chapter was instead marvelous in my opinion, as I truly believe in studying language and its science as a manner of understanding human behaviour.
"It seems to me fair to regard the contemporary study of language as in some ways a return to the Humboldtian concept of the form of language: a system of generative processes rooted in innate properties of mind but permitting, in Humboldt's phrase, an infinite use of finite means. Language cannot be described as a system of organization of behavior. Rather, to understand how language is used, we must discover the abstract Humboldtian form of language—its generative grammar, in modern terms."
The emphasis is of course on anarchism and its political and capitalistic enemies, and really shakes the foundation of the society as we know it. A not-so-easy but inspiring book.
Subjects
- Anarchism