The political mind : why you can't understand 21st-century politics with an 18th-century brain / George Lakoff.
| Author/creator | Lakoff, George |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Viking, 2008. |
| Description | x, 292 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | In What's the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In The Political Mind, George Lakoff explains why. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008010990 |
| ISBN | 9780670019274 |
| ISBN | 0670019275 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JC 574.2.U6 L35 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |