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FeAtureS5 Chomsky’s Lifeeverything you’ve ever wanted to know... maybe even a little more.

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the7 Chomsky’s theoriesthree of his philosophicaltheories that are a must read!

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9 Chomsky’s Impact

11 travel Section

13 Socratic Dialogue

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Philadelphia (cheese steaks) here we come! Mmmmmm.

15 the Awful truthWe review the popular televison show hosted by Michael Moore.

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Letter From The Editor

Dear readers,

Does anybody read these? that question had been plaguing my mind for quite some time. Somehow i feel as i am wasting both my time and yours by writing these letters. no one cares about my feel-ings on the final product or how much work was put into finding the perfect articles. no, i feel as if it should be up to the reader to make their own judgements and assumptions regarding the quality of the articles and whether they feel satisfied after they are finished reading. By adding my personal comments i create a bias towards certain aspects of the magazine where the reader should be able to browse through without preconceived notions clogging their mind and hampering their thoughts. therefore, dear readers, i will not comment on anything about this magazine. if you never read this section and haven’t done so today you will know no difference, however, if you did happen to read this letter then enjoy, hopefully your mind will be expanded and new thoughts and notions will find their way into your life. yours in thought, aneesha Lewis

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Letters To The Editor

Dear audacity,

in last month’s issue i was really impressed by the in-depth analysis of the new him album, Love metal. when you dissected the songs your discovery of philosophical meaning left me feeling enlightened. thank you very much. now i can enjoy my favourite band and philosophize at the same time.

A moth to your philosophical flame, Dominik Smith, cape Breton

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully our magazine will continue to shine a light into the darkness that is life.

audacity,

your magazine is confusing. i don’t like it. my views are the right ones and i don’t care about how anyone else sees the world.

Bob Johnson, Belleville

Thanks for the input Bob. Have fun watching the shadows on your cave’s wall.

audacity,

i am a huge fan of your magazine. not only does it delve into history but many of the articles are related to everyday life. i was wondering, however, if you are ever planning on featuring any modern philosophers? there are many out there and i feel as if they deserve some recognition as well.

natasha Little, toronto

Well Natasha you are in luck. This month we are featuring a modern and very well known philosopher, Noam Chomsky. Enjoy!

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Linguistics, however, is not chomsky’s only interest. he has been very active in left-wing politics. His first act of resistance was in 1965 when he organized a citizen’s com-mittee to refuse paying their taxes in order to protest the war in vietnam. four years after that Chomsky published his first political book entitled american power and the new mandarins. By the 1980’s chomsky had not only become the most distinguished figure of american Linguistics but he was also the most influential left-wing critic of American foreign policy. nowadays, chomsky has been extreme-ly productive as a writer, the number of his po-litical books exceeds 40. in 1992, information of sources was collected from the past 12 years in the arts and humanities citation index and chomsky was the most frequently cited person living, and one of eight authors who were the most frequently cited of all time.

t was December 7, 1928 and the world had no idea that the child being brought to life would become such a prominent activist and have a huge impact on the lives of many. avram noam chomsky was born that night in philadelphia to parents Dr. william chomsky and elsie Simonofsky. noam, following his father’s scholarly footsteps, entered the university of pennsylvania in 1945. there he met a man who would have an great influence on chomsky’s academic future, Zelig harris, the founder of the first linguistics department in the united States. in 1947 chomsky decided to major in linguistics, and in 1949 he started his graduate studies on the subject. that same year he married carol Schatz, a fellow linguist. throughout the years 1951 to 1955 chomsky was a Junior fellow of the harvard university Society of fellows. it was there where he completed his phD. in 1955, chomsky became part of the faculty at the massachusetts institute of technology and he has been teaching there ever since. in 1961, he became a full profes-sor in the Department of modern Languages and Linguistics. chomsky was then appointed ferrari ward professor of Linguistics in 1966. in 1967, the linguistics and philosophy pro-grams were merged into the Department of Linguistics and philosophy at mit and this became chomsky’s home department.

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the term philosopher has been around for ages, given to men and women who dare to think and challenge society’s view of reality. it seems, however, that lately the term philosopher is not used as graciously as before. nowadays men and women need to prove themselves intellectually. noam chomsky is one of those men. noam chomsky, born in pennsylvania in 1928, entered the university of pennsylvania in 1945 to begin his study of linguistics. (Szabó) his studies continued until 1995 when he received his phD. he is a professor of linguistics at mit. throughout his life, noam chom-sky has written many books and articles through which he has developed numerous theories, regard-ing many different topics. (Szabó) these topics range from linguistics to united States politics to religion. three of chomsky’s many views are: the theory of the intellectual, the theory of science, and the theory of deceit.

the theory of the intellectual

chomsky believes intellectuals are no different from anyone else, they have only had particular privilege. (Science & technology news) most intellectuals are well-off, they have had training, and they have resources available to them. this being the case, chomsky believes that with greater privilege comes greater respon-sibility. Just because some people work all day to be able to feed their family and have never graduated from highschool does not mean they are any less intelligent than the “intellectuals”. (Science & technology news) they have only had fewer opportunities in their lives. Less op-portunity equals less responsibility. intellectu-als are therefore no different from anyone else, however, since they have had more opportunity they have a greater responsibility to mankind. (Science & technology news) chomsky, an intellectual anarchist at heart, once said, “the intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if i didn’t betray it i’d be ashamed of my-self.”

the theory of Science

Science is useless when to comes to human affairs. (Science & technology news) chomsky feels that science only talks about simple things and then asks hard questions about them. physicists seem to reach such depth in their studies only be-cause they restrict themselves to extremely simple things that are abstracted from the complexity of the world. as soon as a problem becomes too complex scientists pass the problem around to each other, from physics to chemistry. (Science & technology news) chemistry will then pass it to biology who often hand the problem over to sociologists, who then, if the problem is too complex, hand it over to historians, and so on. Science is the study of what is on the edge of reality, and what is on the edge is usually very simple. Science rarely deals with human affairs, they are too complicated. Science, therefore, tells people nothing about human affairs. (Science & technology news)

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the theory of Deceit

Business is formed around deceiving people. (Salon Seed) in the modern period, the deception of the public has become intentional and the process is used willingly and has become a huge industry, the public relations industry. the process of deceiving the public was developed by the freest of countries, the united States and Britain, around the time of world war i. the countries seemed to recognize that they were free enough that the public no longer could be controlled by force. (Salon Seed) So, in order to keep them under control methods of manipulation and deception were created. nowadays, these meth-ods have become huge industries. it is not just in the area of commodities, the methods are apparent in the political system as well. the elections taking place in the united States are pure marketing. they market the candidate in the same way as they would toothpaste. (noone’s Listening) instead of giving facts and statistics about the candidate they create delusional images regarding the candidate. only 10% of the american population know the stands of the candidates. this is not their fault, however, they are ignorant about the candidate in the same way they are ignorant of the properties of toothpaste. there are power systems that support these methods of deceit, throughout history it has been people who own land or people who are educated that tend to support these power systems. (Salon Seed)

these three theories only scratch the surface the amount of intellectual wisdom that has been passed from the mind of noam chomsky to others. Chomsky is truly a very influential philosopher of modern times. his views on the world show a depth of understanding at which many people can only hope to grasp. Seeing through the clouds of intrigue and deceit of modern day politics and views, noam chomsky has aided many people to look beyond the facade and try to grasp the real meaning behind the actions of others. chomsky is not afraid to raise his voice in protest of the ridiculous actions of politi-cians and he should be used as a role model for anyone who is willing to think autonomously. A

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Impact is constantly created every-day. Some, in forms we recognize, others, are more subtle. there are no sets of rules, no boundaries as to how this impact can be created or accomplished. A great person can have created an impact in many differ-ent areas, from politics to society, religion to education. Noam Chomsky is a man who creates an impact wherever he is, no matter the situation. He is the type of person who is aware of his surroundings, analyzes, listens and is listened to when he has something to say, which is often. His impact spans over linguistics, politics and society. In these areas his name is known and respected. Noam Chomsky’s thoughts and writ-ings on linguistics have had a major impact regarding how people think about language. Some people have even gone as far as claim-ing his impact on linguistics was a “revolu-tion.” (Searle) Chomsky took what was con-sidered to be the model for linguistics and challenged it by providing counter-examples and refractory data. eventually, Chomsky broke the model and created a whole new way of looking and analyzing linguistics. Although his new system was an attack on the old ways of thinking, Chomksy was able to do it through traditional scientific preci-sion and rigor. (Searle) Chomsky strove to find a way to separate “syntactically am-biguous” sentences, such as, “I like her cook-ing”. the sentence has one uniform surface structure, however, Chomsky introduced the idea of the “deep” structure, where the sentence has several

the Impact of a Great Man

different underlying structures. (Searle) this is just one example of the many ideas, and the impact, Chomsky has developed in lin-guistics.

When talking about the politics of the united States of America Chomsky’s name is never far behind. Oddly enough, his im-pact has been more experienced and better received from people who are living outside the united States. (Lyndes) His critiques of the American media and foreign and domes-tic policy have gained him extreme popular-ity, while causing much controversy within the u.S.. Chomsky examines the behaviour of the u.S. instead of relying on assumptions of faith. He states that after observing the u.S. one can discern systematic patterns in their foreign policy that come from specific goals that are deeply rooted within American insti-tutions. (Stark) thanks to Chomsky’s lec-tures, written material and analytical mind many political ploys have been revealed as just that. By revealing politicians true mo-tives and exposing them as what they are af-ter all the media lies have been ripped away Chomsky makes a huge impact on American politics.

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Noam Chomsky has also created an impact on society by bringing awareness to the issues that involve united States politics, media and secrecy. Many decisions made by the government are made behind closed doors and are kept hidden from the general public. Noam Chomsky allows for his literature and thoughts to be available to the public, by mass production of his works and keeping an updated website for everyone to view and read if they feel the need. Noam Chomsky is a name that is circulated, and well known, to many members of society. His works have changed the lives of many. On a website thanking Noam Chomsky, Cynthia Peters wrote, “I already knew there was a lot wrong with my government, but your book (co-authored with ed Herman) helped put me on a path that gave me a lifelong mission of working for fundamen-tal change in u.S. institutions.” (Zmag) this is just one of the many people whose lives have been greatly impacted by Chomsky.

Attempting to include all the impact Noam Chomsky have ever created would be im-possible. He is an amazing man who has impact-ed many lives, American politics and the theo-ries of linguistics. Almost 80 and Chomsky is still leaving an impact daily and it does not look like he is planning to slow down any time soon. His knowledge and clear-sighted view of the world has allowed people to become aware of issues they did not know existed. By not allowing u.S. politics to be to concealed by the media Chom-sky gives society a new view on what we con-sider our reality. People come and go in our lives whose faces and names we have long forgotten. to truly be remembered and live on through the memories of others we must leave an impact, do something amazing in this world. Noam Chom-sky is a man whose name will not be forgotten anytime soon.A

“ the u.S. will not permit constructive programs in its own domains, so it must ensure that they are destroyed elsewhere to terminate “ the threat of a goodexample”. -Noam Chomsky

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Socratic Dialogueaneesha says:hey Socrates. omg. i just came back from a miss canada competition and guess what? i won. i am now officially the most beautiful person in Canada. :)

Socrates says:congrats. how many ppl were in the competition?

aneesha says:13, each 1 representing a dif province or territory. they were selected by various other beauty competitions that took place where they live.

Socrates says:oic. what’s the criteria for this competition?

aneesha says:Lol. why, being beautiful of course.

Socrates says:what is beauty?

aneesha says:that’s ez. Being hawt.

Socrates says:would a blind person b able to know if some1 is beautiful?

aneesha says:for sure.

Socrates says:then beauty must b another trait, 4 a blind person would b unable 2 see whether or not a person is physically attractive.

aneesha says:you’re right. u must b able 2 talk and laugh with ppl 2.

Socrates says:So a mute person is unable to be beautiful?

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aneesha says:no. of course they can.

Socrates says: then in order 2 b beautiful ur voice is not necessary, however, beauty is something more than physical appearance.

aneesha says:yeah. Beauty’s something that makes you attracted to others.

Socrates says:there are many different types of ppl so i am assuming there are many different types of beauty as well. what beauty did you win for?

aneesha says:all of them. lol. i’m the most beautiful girl in canada. :)

Socrates says:Surely, that can’t be the case. Do u read?

aneesha says:not really. if i have to. :p

Socrates says:Then I am sure many intellectuals would not find u beautiful. 4 they c beauty as intelligence. Am I right?

aneesha says:yes. wow, Socrates. this is a harder question than i thought it would be.

Socrates says:Here’s what I think. Beauty is something that is specific and attractive 2 the person who views it. Depending on the person their views of beauty change, what is beauty 2 some may not be beauty 2 others. So, aneesha, i am afraid 2 tell u but ur only really miss canada 2 a select audience, the others find beauty elsewhere.

aneesha: tnx Socrates. g2g . cya.

Socrates: ttyl.

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Nominated for 2 Emmys, The Awful Truth is a television show staring the politically out-spoken Michael Moore who we have all come to love. Whether he is arguing with politicians, insulting them in his commentary or showing the many injustices of the United States, Americans have come to depend on him to put the authorities in their place (or at least bring their short-comings to light.) Throughout the show’s two sea-sons Michael Moore raises questions about gun abuse, politics, the death penalty, treatment of the elderly, rac-ism, and many, many more issues. All the while adding his own sarcastic and in-your-face personality to the show. From creating a children’s mascot Pistol Pete to teach them the joys of firearms, to making African Americans turn in their black wallets for orange ones so the police don’t confuse them for guns, Michael Moore never fails to deliver a good laugh and a philosophical message at the same time.

Give Us Moore:The Awful Truth

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The Awful Truth falls under the branch of ethics and social and political philosophy. In one episode, Michael Moore stands up for the rights of illegal Mexican workers at a Holiday Inn Express. They were mistreated and decided to form a union, and they succeeded. Unfortunately, the Holiday Inn revolted and called the INS to deport the workers. Moore and many others saw the injustice of the situation and the lack of ethics of Holiday Inn and decided to help out the workers, saving them from deportation. Political philosophy shows its face when Michael Moore told presidential candidates that they would support whoever would go into a mosh pit. Not surprisingly, the vast ma-jority of the candidates refused, only Alan Keyes, a republican candidate, stepped up to the task and gained the support of the metal heads. To demonstrate social philosophy Michael Moore had three people pretend to be dead on the street in New York City, Toronto and London, England. Moore set up a competition to see who would go to help the dead per-son first. Needless to say, the dead people were ignored for quite awhile.

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Stark, aaron. “December, 1998.” noam chomsky on media, politic, action. may 2, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/onchomsky/199812--02.pdf

Szabó, Zoltán gendler. “2004.” noam chomsky. april 1, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/bios/2004----.htm

university of chicago. “2007.” chomsky for philosophers. march 25, 2007.http://www.personal.kent.edu/~pbohanbr/webpage/new/newintro.html

Zmag.“December 7th 1998.” messages for noam chomsky on his 70th Birthday. april 28, 2007.http://www.zmag.org/noambirth.htm

Znet. “2007.” noam chomsky archive. april 1, 2007.http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/

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Chomsky, Noam. “1999.” Profit Over People. March 29, 2007.http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Chomsky/ProfitsOverPeople_Chom.html

Lyndes, Dave. Chomsky et. al. May 2, 2007.http://www.hal-pc.org/~clyndes/political-chomsky.html

NoOne’s Listening. “December 7, 2005.” On Fake News and Other Societal Woes. April 3, 2007. http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20051207.htm

Science & Technology News. “March 1, 2006.” Science in the Dock.. March 30, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/debates/20060301.htm

Salon Seed. “September 6, 2006.” Noam Chomsky + Robert Trivers. March 31, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/debates/20060906.htm

Searle, John R. “June 29, 1972.” Chomsky’s Revolution in Linguistics. May 2, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/onchomsky/19720629.htm

Stark, Aaron. “December, 1998.” Noam Chomsky On Media, Politic, Action. May 2, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/onchomsky/199812--02.pdf

Szabó, Zoltán Gendler. “2004.” Noam Chomsky. April 1, 2007.http://www.chomsky.info/bios/2004----.htm

University of Chicago. “2007.” Chomsky for Philosophers. March 25, 2007.http://www.personal.kent.edu/~pbohanbr/Webpage/New/newintro.html

Zmag.“December 7th 1998.” Messages for Noam Chomsky on his 70th Birthday. April 28, 2007.http://www.zmag.org/noambirth.htm

Znet. “2007.” Noam Chomsky Archive. April 1, 2007.http://www.zmag.org/Chomsky/

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