Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus plays a central role in defining our everyday realities.
Barack Obama understands what Ronald Reagan learned, which is that people vote not on the basis of issues and policy details, but on the basis of som… - George Lakoff
Barack Obama understands what Ronald Reagan learned, which is that people vote not on the basis of issues and policy details, but on the basis of som…
- George Lakoff
Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most pe… - George Lakoff
Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most pe…
If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind. - George Lakoff
If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind.
One of the things cognitive science teaches us is that when people define their very identity by a worldview, or a narrative, or a mode of thought, t… - George Lakoff
One of the things cognitive science teaches us is that when people define their very identity by a worldview, or a narrative, or a mode of thought, t…
Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both thi… - George Lakoff
Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both thi…
Liberals have a set of folk theories that are fallacious. One of them comes from the Enlightenment, and the assumption is that you are supposed to be… - George Lakoff
Liberals have a set of folk theories that are fallacious. One of them comes from the Enlightenment, and the assumption is that you are supposed to be…
In all aspects of life... we define our reality in terms of metaphors and then proceed to act on the basis of the metaphors. We draw inferences, set … - George Lakoff
In all aspects of life... we define our reality in terms of metaphors and then proceed to act on the basis of the metaphors. We draw inferences, set …
The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. - George Lakoff
The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.
The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical. - George Lakoff
The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical.
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