Two of the Twentieth Century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question. In 1971, at the height of the vietnam war and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellec...Two of the Twentieth Century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question. In 1971, at the height of the vietnam war and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and michel foucault, were invited by dutch philosopher fons edlers to debate an age-old question: is there such a thing as "Innate" Human nature independent of our experiences and external influences?