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The Political Mind

A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics

A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics

By George Lakoff

By George Lakoff

By George Lakoff

By George Lakoff

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Jun 02, 2009 | ISBN 9780143115687

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May 29, 2008 | ISBN 9781440637834

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    About The Political Mind

    A groundbreaking scientific examination of the way our brains understand politics from a New York Times bestselling author

    One of the world ‘s best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lakoff has a knack for making science make sense for general readers. In his new book, Lakoff spells out what cognitive science has discovered about reason, and reveals that human reason is far more interesting than we thought it was. Reason is physical, mostly unconscious, metaphorical, emotion-laden, and tied to empathy-and there are biological explanations behind our moral and political thought processes. His call for a New Enlightenment is a bold and striking challenge to the cherished beliefs not only of philosophers, but of pundits, pollsters, and political leaders. The Political Mind is a passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book that will appeal to anyone interested in how the mind works and how we function socially and politically.

    About The Political Mind

    A groundbreaking scientific examination of the way our brains understand politics from a New York Times bestselling author

    One of the world ‘s best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lakoff has a knack for making science make sense for general readers. In his new book, Lakoff spells out what cognitive science has discovered about reason, and reveals that human reason is far more interesting than we thought it was. Reason is physical, mostly unconscious, metaphorical, emotion-laden, and tied to empathy-and there are biological explanations behind our moral and political thought processes. His call for a New Enlightenment is a bold and striking challenge to the cherished beliefs not only of philosophers, but of pundits, pollsters, and political leaders. The Political Mind is a passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book that will appeal to anyone interested in how the mind works and how we function socially and politically.

    About George Lakoff

    George Lakoff is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1972. He previously taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan. He graduated from… More about George Lakoff

    About George Lakoff

    George Lakoff is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1972. He previously taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan. He graduated from… More about George Lakoff

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 02, 2009 | 320 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143115687

    Category: Psychology | Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 29, 2008 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781440637834

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    Praise

    ” Unyielding, provocative, ambitious . . . filled with fascinating scientific research, is apt to find a receptive audience among citizens who hunger for a new progressive renaissance.”
    –San Francisco Chronicle

    Table Of Contents

    The Political Mind
    Preface

    Introduction: Brain Change and Social Change

    Part I: How the Brain Shapes the Political Mind

    Chapter 1: Anna Nicole on the Brain
    Chapter 2: The Political Unconscious
    Chapter 3: The Brain’s Role in Family Values
    Chapter 4: The Brain’s Role in Political Ideologies

    Part II: Political Challenges for the Twenty-first-Century Mind

    Chapter 5: A New Consciousness
    Chapter 6: Traumatic Ideas: The War on Terror
    Chapter 7: Framing Reality: Privateering
    Chapter 8: Fear of Framing
    Chapter 9: Confronting Stereotypes: Sons of the Welfare Queen
    Chapter 10: Aim Above the Bad Apples
    Chapter 11: Cognitive Policy
    Chapter 12: Contested Concepts Everywhere

    Part III: The Technical Is the Political

    Chapter 13: Exploring the Political Brain
    Chapter 14: The Problem of Self-interest
    Chapter 15: The Metaphors Defining Rational Action
    Chapter 16: Why Hawks Win
    Chapter 17: The Brain’s Language
    Chapter 18: Language in the New Enlightenment

    Afterword: What If It Works?

    Acknowledgments
    Notes
    Index

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