Noam Chomsky has expressed views on sociobiology on several occasions. During a 1976 meeting of the Sociobiology Study Group, as reported by Ullica Segerstråle, Chomsky argued for the importance of a sociobiologically informed notion of human nature. Chomsky argued that human beings are biological organisms and ought to be studied as such, with his criticism of the "blank slate" doctrine in the social sciences (which would inspire a great deal of Steven Pinker's and others' work in evolutionary psychology), in his 1975 Reflections on Language.Chomsky, Noam (1975), Reflections on Language:10. New York: Pantheon Books. Chomsky further hinted at the possible reconciliation of his anarchist political views and sociobiology in a discussion of Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, which focused more on altruism than aggression, suggesting that anarchist societies were feasible because of an innate human tendency to cooperate.Chomsky, Noam (1995). "Rollback, Part II." Z Magazine 8 (Feb.): 20–31.
Noam Chomsky has expressed views on sociobiology on several occasions During a 1976 meeting of the Sociobiology Study Group as reported by Ullica Segerstråle Chomsky argued for the importance of a sociobiologically informed notion of human nature Chomsky argued that human beings are biological organisms and ought to be studied as such with his criticism of the "blank slate" doctrine in the social sciences (which would inspire a great deal of Steven Pinker's and others' work in evolutionary psychology) in his 1975 Reflections on LanguageChomsky Noam (1975) Reflections on Language10 New York Pantheon Books Chomsky further hinted at the possible reconciliation of his anarchist political views and sociobiology in a discussion of Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid A Factor of Evolution which focused more on altruism than aggression suggesting that anarchist societies were feasible because of an innate human tendency to cooperateChomsky Noam (1995) "Rollback Part II" Z Magazine 8 (Feb) 20–31