Skip to main content
Withdrawn
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky

by Noam Chomsky

These lectures examine the evolution of linguistic theory, its biological foundations, and the limits of human cognition. The work also offers a philosophical defence of libertarian socialism, tracing its historical and conceptual origins.

Accession 11744 ISBN 9780231175968 Publisher Columbia University Press
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky cover
Live
No live
No live
No live
What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Communication Culture Geography Philosophy Politics Social Sciences
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
False
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 00:54 (4 days, 12 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky
vernon_id
15535
accession_no→ accession_number
11744
vernon_slug
what-kind-of-creatures-are-we-noam-chomsky

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
Missing
location_name
External Location
location_reason
Missing
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9780231175968

Descriptive

production_date
2016
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
From dustjacket: 'Chomsky elaborates on fifty years of scientific development in the study of language.'

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Noam Chomsky
tags→ tags
Philosophy, Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Nature, Language and languages, Communication, Knowledge, Theory of, Political science -- Philosophy
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
20191

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "what-kind-of-creatures-are-we-noam-chomsky"
"opacObjectId": "15535"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "20191"
"cssColors": [0 items]
"rawColors": [0 items]
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 92
"score": 97.86
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Glasses"
"imageLabelId": 206
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 1169
"score": 85.26
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Gesture"
"imageLabelId": 151
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 83.3
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 913
"score": 81.98
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Happy"
"imageLabelId": 66
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 933
"score": 80.89
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Handwriting"
"imageLabelId": 201
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 11006
"score": 76.93
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Art"
"imageLabelId": 4
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 73.74
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 1361
"score": 68.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Sleeve"
"imageLabelId": 37
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 24
"score": 65.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Pleased"
"imageLabelId": 959
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 197
"score": 64.2
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Eyewear"
"imageLabelId": 211
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "350"
"height": "445"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "315"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "28"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "118"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "59"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/4207/a9123c13ef11b7121e8acd867becae02652c215c.jpg"
"width": "350"
"height": "445"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "11744"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "What kind of creatures are we? / Noam Chomsky"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Chomsky, Noam"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2016"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2016-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2016-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "From dustjacket: 'Chomsky elaborates on fifty years of scientific development in the study of language.'"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Missing"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"Missing""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "External Location"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Columbia University Press"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "xxiv, 167 pages ; 19 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes notes and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9780231175968"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "401 CHO"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Workroom/Library/Roundhouse Complex"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Political science -- Philosophy/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Political science -- Philosophy/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Nature"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Nature""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Knowledge, Theory of/Philosophy"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Knowledge, Theory of/Philosophy""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "noam-chomsky"
"title": "Noam Chomsky"
"relatedRecordId": "11189"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1