Political scholar Noam Chomsky used to do a thought experiment to combat cynicism about human nature involving an ice cream cone. This video explores Chomsky’s rhetorical arguments on the topic through the lens of popular culture.
REFERENCES
• Bill Moyers interview with Noam Chomsky (1988)
• Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
• Ice Cream story appears in “Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky”
• The Mean World Syndrome
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