Reply #30: Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate

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On Sunday, January 22 at 5:00 pm
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Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate -- The Essential Guide for Progressives
George Lakoff

George Lakoff, author of “Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know n:Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives”, speaks at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco about the elemental differences between conservatives and progressives. Mr. Lakoff traces the differences in political ideology between the parties to differences in the idealized family model. He states that conservatives follow a “strict father” model while progressives follow a “nurturing parent” model. Mr. Lakoff bases his findings on research he has conducted as a linguistics professor at the University of California, Berkeley. The author uses the differences in these two models to “re-frame” reactions to many current issues, such as Hurricane Katrina, Terri Schiavo, abortion, gay marriage, and the recent Supreme Court nominations.

George Lakoff's books include "Metaphors We Live By" and "Moral Politics." Mr. Lakoff is a linguistics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has conducted lengthy research regarding the concept of the embodied mind as it relates to mathematics. For more information, visit the George Lakoff's website at www.georgelakoff.com.

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