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George Lakoff: Moral Politics

University of California Television (UCTV) · 201.3K views · 2008-02-01 · 58:58

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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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HN commenters repeatedly say it changed how they hear political speech and recommend it for understanding why opponents are not simply stupid.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 12 months · HN mentions 2016–2024

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US politics & electionsLanguage & linguisticsConsciousness & cognition
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andrei_says_ · 2024-10 · Strong recommendation

Russ Olsen, author of Getting Closure, Eloquent Ruby and Design Patterns with Ruby, telling the story of the moon landing as a conference talk. Inspired me beyond measure and brought tears to my eyes. [LINK] —- George Lakoff’s lecture on Moral Politics. Instantaneous understanding of political language and identity politics. Incredibly important, especially today in time of extreme polarization. [VIDEO] —- Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity [LINK]

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andrei_says_ · 2022-04 · Strong recommendation

In this lecture on Moral Politics, George Lakoff addresses the “nonsensical” speech, metaphors, framing and more. Changed how I listen to mass media and political speech. [VIDEO] Also highly recommend his Truth Samndwich methodology to defanging propaganda messages in the media. [LINK]

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andrei_says_ · 2021-03 · Strong recommendation

I highly recommend Lakoff’s lecture on framing and metaphors in political speech and discourse. Changed how I listen - to anyone - forever. [VIDEO] His framelab podcast is also excellent.

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