After watching the well developed debate between Chomsky and Foucault I can came to the conclusion that Chomsky's ideas and Foucault's ideas are opposing of one another. Chomsky right away makes a clear thesis to his point of view by stating that, "the fundamental elements of human nature are the need for creative work, creative inquiry, free creation without the obituary effects of coercion institutions." This statement clearly explains his view and he immediately backs his idea up with supportive reasoning. After Chomsky makes his point, Foucault immediately explains that this cannot be the case. Foucault believes that the society is not a democracy and he says we are living under the dictatorship of class, that is imposed by violence.
At times this argument was so deep that is was hard for me to comprehend everything the two men we saying, yet I could clearly tell that they had strong evidence to support each of the main points that they made and there reasoning for thinking this to be true. Both men also let each other talk, and they both listened with great intent before making their own next point. I think that this is why the argument was successfully and respectfully done.
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