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George Lakoff has retired as Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley. He is now Director of the Center for the Neural Mind & Society (cnms.berkeley.edu).

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The Price of Our Freedom

June 30, 2013 By George Lakoff in Obama, Political Tags: Democracy, Freedom, Metaphor

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By George Lakoff

“Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?” — Barack Obama, Newtown Address, December 16, 2012

That sentence, uttered by President Obama in his Newtown Address, may turn out to be a turning point in American history. Continue reading →

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George Lakoff is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught since 1972.

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Metaphors We Live By
Metaphors We Live By
Philosophy in the Flesh
Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought
Whose Freedom?
Whose Freedom? The Battle Over America’s Most Important Idea
Where Mathematics Come From
Where Mathematics Come From: How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind
The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant
The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant!
Political Mind
The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics
Moral Politics
Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Thinking Points
Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision

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