books by George Lakoff     books:     George Lakoff      Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision George Lakoff Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006 Framing Made Concrete In this short volume, Dr. Lakoff presents a more concrete, 'work-a-day'approach to activists who wish to employee the technique to both frame their own messages, and recognize other's frame when they are presented. 'Moral Politics' was Lakoff's original analysis; ...             Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics into Being George Lakoff, Rafael Nuñez Basic Books, 2001 I have seen the future of math and hope it works... I give this book 5 stars not because it is definitive and "correct," but because it proposes an exciting new tack in the philosophy of mathematics. This deeply fascinating book would have been a major addition to that philosophy, a most noble subject, were it not that ...             The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain George Lakoff Viking Adult, 2008 Finally I Understand What a Frame Is All Lakoff's previous books were excellent but left me wondering, "What's a frame?" This book answers that question, and goes well beyond that. If you haven't read any of Lakoff's books, start with this one. It is by far the best! The last chapter, which contains no ...             Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives George Lakoff Chelsea Green, 2004 Thinking Outside THE Box I was one of millions of people who watched Faux News only-just 'for fun'. Now I understand why 9 million dollar salary of Bill O'reilly worth every penny.             Philosophy in the Flesh : The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought George Lakoff, Mark Johnson Basic Books, 1999 Linguistic and Philosophy together. This is a scholarly work with all the bases covered. What Western Philosophy is from Descartes to Kant to modern philosophy and how this changes things. The linguistics and philosophy are both presented in very accessible language so that no background in either ...             Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea George Lakoff Picador, 2007 Déjà vu all over again George Lakoff is a brilliant cognitive linguist whose theories of how the mind uses language are truly revolutionary. He also has an interest in politics, and has developed a theory of political orientation -- why some Americans are "conservative" while others are ...             Metaphors We Live By George Lakoff, Mark Johnson University Of Chicago Press, 1980 Applicable to many disciplines I read this book back in the 90s while I was studying psycho-linguistics as an undergrad and then grad student. My linguistic interest aptly augmented my interest for roles in information technology - implementation and management (ie communication principles, ...             Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think George Lakoff University Of Chicago Press, 2002 An interesting (though perhaps flawed) theory of politics I'm giving this book 5 stars because I found it fascinating, and would recommend it. But I must confess that I have mixed feelings about it. This book attempts to explain why some Americans are "progressive" and others are "conservative" based on their conception of ...             Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things George Lakoff University Of Chicago Press, 1990 A new world is only a new mind I found this to be one of the most interesting books I have ever read. For me it's a revolutionary work in the sense that very rarely do books such as this come into my life -- maybe once every five years -- and have the ability to forever change the way I think about ...             More than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor George Lakoff, Mark Turner The University Of Chicago Press, 1989 The "Aha!" Factor Reading "More Than Cool Reason" will be a breath of fresh air to anyone who has not yet encountered the "Lakoff-Johnson-Turner" bibliography on metaphor human thought. I found this more helpful than "Metaphors We Live By" (Lakoff & Johnson), since it deals with ...             Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation ... Jeffrey Feldman Ig Publishing, 2007 Smart book, changes how you see things Every once in a while, I find a book that changes how I see things completely--and this is one of those books. If you've ever watched a TV newscast or listened to a radio broadcast or read a newspaper--this book will suddenly open your eyes. By walking us through ...             Moral Politics: What Conservatives Know That Liberals Don't George Lakoff University Of Chicago Press, 1997 What's the matter with those cuckoo brain conservatives? Lakoff may not agree with conservatives but it doesn't mean he doesn't understand them. The political liberals and conservatives who badmouth the book never even read it to begin with. Before another rightwinger tries to tell you that lefties are one-sided, read this ...             Mental Spaces: Aspects of Meaning Construction in Natural Language Gilles Fauconnier Cambridge University Press, 1994 First published in 1985 (MIT Press), Fauconnier's influential book, Mental Spaces, was instrumental in shaping the new field of cognitive linguistics. The concept of mental spaces--that we develop constructs during discourse that are distinct from linguistic constructs but are established by linguistic expressions--provides a powerful new ...             How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Solutions From George Lakeoff George Lakoff Chelsea Green, 2005 If you want to understand the November elections and you?d like to see a change in the future, then watch this DVD! Featuring a lively interview with George Lakoff, television news clips, and illustrative graphics, this is a must-see media tool for everyone who wants to better understand and communicate the progressive agenda. Includes ?How to ...             Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate: ... George Lakoff, Howard Dean, ... Chelsea Green, 2005 At last -- a clear understanding of Republican rhetoric George Lakoff's thin book cleared away the fog and let me see why Republian words that confuse ME are appealing to so many voters. Why FACTS don't win elections. And showed me ways to "REFRAME" my ideas and present them with effective, value-based wording. One of the ...          products you might be interested in search for books 21st-century, communicating, conservatives, construction, conversation, presidential      geepe.com    web we recommend Thinking Outside THE Box randomly chosen DVD: The Rundown (Widescreen Edition)