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How to Speak
MIT OpenCourseWare
Documented HN sourceHN 21.0
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US politics & elections
George Lakoff: Moral Politics
University of California Television (UCTV) · Discussed on HN from 2016 to 2024
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- 01george lakoff
- 02framing
- 03political language
Cognitive scientist George Lakoff lectures on how political debates are framed through language and metaphors tied to values, and on the moral worldviews behind progressive and conservative politics. It was given in 2005 at UC San Diego.
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Explains how metaphors from upbringing shape political worldviews.
“This talk changed my view on political speech and narrative dramatically.”Read the original HN comment
andrei_says_ · 2016-01 · 3 recommenders across 12 months
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