- Noam Chomsky, in "Virtual Town Hall" Interview wiith Noam Chomsky from December 2012
"Žižek is an extreme example of it. I don’t see anything to what he’s saying." - Noam Chomsky
"What you’re referring to is what’s called “theory.” And when I said I’m not interested in theory, what I meant is, I’m not interested in posturing–using fancy terms like polysyllables and pretending you have a theory when you have no theory whatsoever. So there’s no theory in any of this stuff, not in the sense of theory that anyone is familiar with in the sciences or any other serious field. Try to find in all of the work you mentioned some principles from which you can deduce conclusions, empirically testable propositions where it all goes beyond the level of something you can explain in five minutes to a twelve-year-old. See if you can find that when the fancy words are decoded. I can’t. So I’m not interested in that kind of posturing. Žižek is an extreme example of it. I don’t see anything to what he’s saying."
- Noam Chomsky, in "Virtual Town Hall" Interview wiith Noam Chomsky from December 2012
- Noam Chomsky, in "Virtual Town Hall" Interview wiith Noam Chomsky from December 2012
