Part I. The Science of Language and Mind : Language, function, communication: language and the use of language ; On a formal theory of language and its accommodation to biology. the distinctive nature of human concepts ; Representation and computation ; More on human concepts ; Reflections on the study of language ; Parameters, canalization, innateness, universal grammar ; Development, master/control genes, etc. ; Perfection and design (interview 20 January 2009) ; Universal grammar and simplicity ; On the intellectual ailments of som scientists ; The place of language in the mind ; Chomsky's intellectual contributions ; Simplicity and its role in Chomsky's work ; Chomsky and Nelson Goodman -- Part II. Human Nature and its Study : Chomsky on human nature and human understanding ; Human nature and evolution: thoughts on sociobiology and evolutionary psychology ; Human nature again; Morality and universalization ; Optimism and grounds for it ; Language, agency, common sense, and science ; Philosophers and their roles ; Biophysical limitations on understanding ; Epistemology and biological limits ; Studies of mind and behavior and their limitations ; Linguistics and politics

1. Chomsky
2. Noam -- Interviews
3. Chomsky
4. Noam -- Philosophy
5. Cognition and language
6. Psycholinguistics