This second edition discusses advances in Chomsky's science of language, his view of the human mind and its study, and his socioeconomic-political contributions.

Introduction; Part I. The Science of Language: Recent Change and Progress: 1. The locality of transformational movement: progress and prospects Howard Lasnik; 2. Is the faculty of language a 'perfect solution' to the interface systems Samuel Epstein, Hisatsugu Kitahara and Daniel Seely; 3. On merge Norbert Hornstein; 4. A feeling for the phenotype Robert C. Berwick; 5. The generative word Hagit Borer; 6. Third factors in language design: some suggestions from quantum field theory Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini and Giuseppe Vitiello; Part II. The Human Mind and its Study: 7. The influence of Chomsky on the neuroscience of language David Poeppel; 8. Cognitive science: what should it be? James McGilvray; 9. Semantic internalism Paul M. Pietroski; 10. Faculties and modules: Chomsky on cognitive architecture John Collins; 11. Chomsky and moral philosophy John Mikhail; Part III. Chomsky on Politics and Economics: 12. Critique and hope: the moral basis of Chomsky's political economy Charles Derber; 13. The propoganda model and manufacturing consent: US public compliance and resistance Anthony R. DiMaggio; 14. Chomsky listens: Latin America and the ethics of solidarity Greg Grandin; 15. Noam Chomsky and the question of Palestine/Israel: bearing witness Irene Gendzier.