Ford Hall Forum Recordings
George Lakoff discusses, "The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording
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Identifier
MS113AV-0233
Collection Number
Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1908-2013 (MS113)
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Description
Professor George Lakoff, author of Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Whose Freedom?, and Don’t Think of an Elephant!, explores the connections between cognitive science and political action. Why do many American vote against their own interests? Humans, he argues, are not the rational creatures we’ve so long imagined ourselves to be. Any savvy political campaigns should not assume people will use an objective system of reasoning when deciding how to vote. Lakoff discusses his new book, The Political Mind, and explore how the mind works, how society works, and how they work together.
Subject Heading
Forums (Discussion and debate); Ford Hall Forum; Political culture--United States--History--21st century
Date
6-5-2008
City
Boston
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Recommended Citation
Lakoff, George, "George Lakoff discusses, "The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording" (2008). Ford Hall Forum Recordings. 93.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/93
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