The political mind : a cognitive scientist's guide to your brain and its politics

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Author:

Lakoff, George.

ISBN:

9780143115687

Personal Author:

Lakoff, George.

Edition:

Repr. Ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Penguin Books, 2009.

Physical Description:

292 p. ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Originally published in hardcover under title: Political mind : why you can't understand 21st-century politics with an 18th-century brain, by Viking in 2008.

"With a new preface"--Cover.

Contents:

Introduction : brain change and social change -- How the brain shapes the political mind -- Anna Nicole on the brain -- The political unconscious -- The brain's role in family values -- The brain's role in political ideologies -- Political challenges for the twenty-first-century mind -- A new consciousness -- Traumatic ideas : the War on Terror -- Framing reality : privateering -- Fear of framing -- Confronting stereotypes : sons of the welfare queen -- Aim above the bad apples -- Cognitive policy -- Contested concepts everywhere -- The technical is the political -- Exploring the political brain -- The problem of self-interest -- The metaphors defining rational action -- Why hawks win -- The brain's language -- Language in the new enlightenment -- Afterword : what if it works? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Subject Term:

Liberalism -- United States.

Progressivism (United States politics)

Political culture -- United States.

Conservatism -- United States.

Communication in politics -- United States.

Thought and thinking.

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Summary

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.

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction: Brain Change and Social Change	p. 1
Part I How the Brain Shapes the Political Mind	p. 17
Chapter 1 Anna Nicole on the Brain	p. 21
Chapter 2 The Political Unconscious	p. 43
Chapter 3 The Brain's Role in Family Values	p. 75
Chapter 4 The Brain's Role in Political Ideologies	p. 93
Part II Political Challenges for the Twenty-first-Century Mind	p. 111
Chapter 5 A New Consciousness	p. 117
Chapter 6 Traumatic Ideas: The War on Terror	p. 125
Chapter 7 Framing Reality: Privateering	p. 133
Chapter 8 Fear of Framing	p. 145
Chapter 9 Confronting Stereotypes: Sons of the Welfare Queen	p. 159
Chapter 10 Aim Above the Bad Apples	p. 163
Chapter 11 Cognitive Policy	p. 169
Chapter 12 Contested Concepts Everywhere	p. 177
Part III The Technical Is the Political	p. 191
Chapter 13 Exploring the Political Brain	p. 195
Chapter 14 The Problem of Self-interest	p. 201
Chapter 15 The Metaphors Defining Rational Action	p. 209
Chapter 16 Why Hawks Win	p. 223
Chapter 17 The Brain's Language	p. 231
Chapter 18 Language in the New Enlightenment	p. 243
Afterword: What If It Works?	p. 267
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Notes	p. 275
Index	p. 283

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