Ep. 323: Acquiring Language: Tomasello vs. Chomsky (Part Two)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this ad-free, plus a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion about cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and more. Continuing on Michael Tomasello's "Language Is Not an Instinct" (1995) and Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition (2003), as contrasted with Chomsky universal grammar (the flag that Steven Pinker continues to carry). With guest Christopher Heath. Learn about the online Core Philosophy Texts course Mark is running this fall at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. The post Ep. 323: Acquiring Language: Tomasello vs. Chomsky (Part Two) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.