Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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.

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REFERENCES
• Bill Moyers interview with Noam Chomsky (1988)
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• Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
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• Ice Cream story appears in "Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky"
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• The Mean World Syndrome
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