The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature (1971)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 10M
Sinopsis
En 1971, en el apogeo de la guerra de Vietnam y en un momento de gran inestabilidad política y social, dos de los principales intelectuales del mundo, Noam Chomsky y Michel Foucault, fueron invitados por el filósofo holandés Fons Edlers para debatir una pregunta histórica: es ¿Existe una naturaleza humana "innata" independiente de nuestras experiencias e influencias externas?
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