Reviews for Thomas Reid and Scepticism

The average rating for Thomas Reid and Scepticism based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-05-17 00:00:00 Tim Pickens A superb introduction to the linguistic, philosophical, psychological and political contributions of this important intellectual figure. Albeit largely focused upon linguistic theory and the philosophy of language, most people interested in getting to know Chomsky's influence on a wide range of fields should read this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-11 00:00:00 Robert Clemmer This took me a while to read because it's so full of information and I often had to check other publications, I also put it on hold a couple of times because of other school work. I'm studying Applied Linguistics and I had a bit of a grasp on the topics having studied some syntax and psycholinguistics, and I do think that anyone wanting to understand the first chapters (specially chapter 2: the linguistic foundation) should have a bit of a linguistic background. All in all it's a great intro to Chomsky's work because it deals both with his proposals and the critiques of his work and Neil Smith writes in a very agreeable manner. The last chapter (chapter 5: language and freedom) deals with Chomsky's philosophy as related to his incursions into political activism and his opinions on world events. It's also very interesting but it's definitely not what I know him for. I realize he's better known by non-linguists because of these opinions, but I appreciate his linguistic work a bit more.