07. June 2011
Noam Chomsky in Cologne
The Famous American Intellectual is the 2011 Albertus-Magnus Professor
He is considered one of the most important intellectuals of our time; he has often been the most quoted man in the world. From the 6th till the 8th of June 2011, Prof. Dr. Noam Chomsky will be visiting the University of Cologne as the seventh Albertus-Magnus Professor and holding two public lectures. They will be on the two main foci of Prof. Chomsky’s work: language and politics. Noam Chomsky will also be answering questions in a separate seminar.
Livestream:
www.portal.uni-koeln.de/index.php
Lectures:
The Evolving Global Order: Prospects and Opportunities
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Language and Other Cognitive Systems: What is Special about Language?
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An overview of the visit:
The Famous American Intellectual is the 2011 Albertus-Magnus Professor
Monday, 6th June, 7.30 p.m., Aula (1 & 2) of the University
(Main Building):
1. Lecture »Language and Other Cognitive Systems: What is Special about Language?«
Tuesday, 7th June, 7.30 p.m., Aula (1 & 2) (Main Building) of the University:
2. Lecture »The Evolving Global Order: Prospects and Opportunities«
Wednesday, 8th June, 1.30 p.m., the Tagungsraum of the Seminar Building (Albertus-Magnus-Platz):
Seminar with Professor Noam Chomsky
(Participants are required to register for this.)
About the Person
Avram Noam Chomsky, born 1928 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA), became Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1961 and has been teaching there ever since. Chomsky is considered one of the most outstanding intellectuals of our time and his work as well as his public interventions have received international acclaim and reception, as well as criticism. He has revolutionized language research with his work on linguistics and the philosophy of language; his ideas have a paradigmatic relevance. He is also known for his dedication to political affairs and his criticism of the politics of the USA.
The fact that we have been able to welcome Noam Chomsky this year as the Albertus-Magnus-Professor after Arthur C. Danto (2005) and Jean-Luc Nancy (2006) as well as Giorgio Agamben (2007), Robert Audi (2008), Philipp Pettit (2009) and Enrique Dussel (2010), demonstrates the prestige given this professorship named after the founding father and clandestine patron of our university.
Where:
University of Cologne
Aula 1 + 2 (Main Building)
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50983 Cologne
When:
Lectures taking place
Monday, 6th June, 7.30 p.m. &
Tuesday, 7th June, 7.30 p.m.
For queries, contact:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Speer
Thomas-Institut der Universität zu Köln
Tel.: +49 (0)221 / 470 - 2309
Fax: +49 (0)221 / 470 - 5011
andreas.speer(at)uni-koeln.de
amp-info(at)uni-koeln.de
Internet:
www.amp.uni-koeln.de
