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3 unusual facts about George Lakoff


George Lakoff

I came up with the beginnings of an alternative theory in 1963 and, along with wonderful collaborators like "Haj" Ross and Jim McCawley, developed it through the sixties.

Between 2003 and 2008, Lakoff was involved with a progressive think tank, the Rockridge Institute, an involvement that follows in part from his recommendations in Moral Politics.

Between 2003 and 2008, Lakoff was involved with a progressive think tank, the now defunct Rockridge Institute.


Metaphoric criticism

The notion that metaphors demonstrate worldviews originates in the work of Kenneth Burke and has been taken up further in the cognitive sciences, particularly by George Lakoff.


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