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More copies of this ISBNThe Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politicsby George Lakoff
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In Whatas the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In The Political Mind, George Lakoff explains why.
As it turns out, human beings are not the rational creatures weave so long imagined ourselves to be. Ideas, morals, and values do not exist somewhere outside the body, ready to be examined and put to use. Instead, they exist quite literally inside the brainaand they take physical shape there. For example, we form particular kinds of narratives in our minds just like we form specific muscle memories such as typing or dancing, and then we fit new information into those narratives. Getting that information out of one narrative type and into anotheraor building a whole new narrative altogetheracan be as hard as learning to play the banjo. Changing your mind isnat like changing your bodyaitas the same thing. But as long as progressive politicians and activists persist in believing that people use an objective system of reasoning to decide on their politics, the Democrats will continue to lose elections. They must wrest control of the terms of the debate from their opponents rather than accepting their frame and trying to argue within it. This passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book will appeal to readers of Steven Pinker and Thomas Frank. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in how the mind works, how society works, and how they work together. Synopsis:The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Don't Think of an Elephant!" explains the science behind how people make political decisions.
Synopsis: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 AuthorGeorge Lakoff is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Table of ContentsThe 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 What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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