The renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky has been defending the principles of libertarian socialism since the 1970’s. With this in mind we have found it appropriate to write this article analyzing the relationship between his thoughts – a constant quest for social transformation – and anarchism. Attempting to bring traditional, classic anarchism from the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th to the present day; offering them as possible solutions for the problems of the world we live in. Herein lays our motivation to study and debate a series of questions raised by him.

The Libertarian Socialist Thought of Noam Chomsky[1]
Felipe Corrêa[2]
Translated by André Mello / Sean Quinn

The renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky has been defending the principles of libertarian socialism since the 1970’s. With this in mind we have found it appropriate to write this article analyzing the relationship between his thoughts – a constant quest for social transformation – and anarchism. Attempting to bring traditional, classic anarchism from the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th to the present day; offering them as possible solutions for the problems of the world we live in. Herein lays our motivation to study and debate a series of questions raised by him.

Chomsky became a well known intellectual on account of his writings against the United States’ external policies and his analyses of world politics and economics found in his World Orders Old and New, Deterring Democracy and Year 501. Besides this, he has presented provocative analyses on the way corporations have been dominating the world, on the global economy and the resistance movement, in Profit Over People. He made noteworthy analyses of the terrorist attacks in 9-11, along with interesting observations in his writings on media, such as Necessary Illusions and Manufacturing Consent. Chomsky has also become well-known through his important books on linguistics, such as Syntactic Structures, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax and Cartesian Linguistics.[3] All this is generally known by those who admire and know some part of this author’s vast work. Many, however, do not know his explicit defense of libertarian socialism. For this reason, we think it is worthy to take a glimpse at this “other