NOAM CHOMSKY TO LECTURE – April 14, 2006

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Dr. Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a lecture on current “Just War Theory” and the responsibility to protect on Thursday, April 20, 7:45 p.m. in Robinson Auditorium, Thayer Hall, as part of the academy’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Chomsky currently holds the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics at MIT. He has received numerous honorary degrees from universities such as Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Cambridge and Harvard. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science. 

Additionally, as a member of other professional and learned societies in the United States and abroad, he is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association, Helmholtz Medal, Dorothy Eldridge Peacemaker Award and others.  Approximately 500 cadets currently enrolled in Philosophy 201 will be in attendance. The lecture is open to the public and guests should be seated by 7:30 p.m. Please ensure you have proper identification upon entrance to the academy.