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Politics will be dominating the news this summer as the 2006 Senate races heat up, creating an ideal climate for George Lakoff’s new book about freedom. “Freedom” is one of the most contested words in American political discourse, the keystone to the domestic and foreign policy battles that are racking our polarized nation. For many Democrats, President Bush’s use of the word is meaningless and contradictory—applied opportunistically to justify both American military action abroad and the curtailing of civil liberties at home. But in fact the right has effected a devastatingly coherent and ideological redefinition of freedom.In a deep and alarming analysis, Lakoff argues forcefully what liberals must do to take back ground in this high-stakes war over the most central idea in American life.
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"In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of "freedom," on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself." --Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at University California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"Few words evoke more emotion or debate in this country than the word, freedom. Our founding fathers intended for it to be that way. And ever since, progressive political leaders have attempted to interpret and employ the concept of freedom and its relevance to American public policy debates. Arguably, President Franklin Roosevelt described it most eloquently and succinctly in his "Four Freedoms" of speech and worship and from want and fear.
George Lakoff's new book is as enjoyable to read as it is important to understand. It comes at a critical time for our country. Because freedom has always been a progressive concept, it is time for progressives to reclaim the word and its meaning in today's context. Mr. Lakoff shows us how." --Former Senator Tom Daschle
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." --Howard Dean
"George Lakoff has made pathbreaking contributions to cognitive science. In "Whose Freedom?" he uses several of his discoveries and much wisdom to produce a systematic analysis of contemporary society and political thinking. The result is illuminating." --Antonio Damasio, author of "Descartes' Error," "The Feeling of What Happens," and "Looking for Spinoza" "In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of "freedom," on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself." --Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at University California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"Few words evoke more emotion or debate in this country than the word, freedom. Our founding fathers intended for it to be that way. And ever since, progressive political leaders have attempted to interpret and employ the concept of freedom and its relevance to American public policy debates. Arguably, President Franklin Roosevelt described it most eloquently and succinctly in his "Four Freedoms" of speech and worship and from want and fear.
George Lakoff's new book is as enjoyable to read as it is important to understand. It comes at a critical time for our country. Because freedom has always been a progressive concept, it is time for progressives to reclaim the word and its meaning in today's context. Mr. Lakoff shows us how." --Former Senator Tom Daschle
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." --Howard Dean
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement."--Howard Dean
"In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of 'freedom, ' on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself."--Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"[Lakoff] makes a very persuasive argument that Democrats have allowed Republicans to hijack words such as 'freedom' and 'liberty' in fundamental ways that have undercut Democrats' credibility."--"Chicago Tribune"
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"Few words evoke more emotion or debate in this country than the word, freedom. Our founding fathers intended for it to be that way. And ever since, progressive political leaders have attempted to interpret and employ the concept of freedom and its relevance to American public policy debates. Arguably, President Franklin Roosevelt described it most eloquently and succinctly in his "Four Freedoms" of speech and worship and from want and fear.
George Lakoff's new book is as enjoyable to read as it is important to understand. It comes at a critical time for our country. Because freedom has always been a progressive concept, it is time for progressives to reclaim the word and its meaning in today's context. Mr. Lakoff shows us how." --Former Senator Tom Daschle
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." --Howard Dean
"George Lakoff has made pathbreaking contributions to cognitive science. In "Whose Freedom?" he uses several of his discoveries and much wisdom to produce a systematic analysis of contemporary society and political thinking. The result is illuminating." --Antonio Damasio, author of "Descartes' Error," "The Feeling of What Happens," and "Looking for Spinoza" "In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of "freedom," on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself." --Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at University California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"Few words evoke more emotion or debate in this country than the word, freedom. Our founding fathers intended for it to be that way. And ever since, progressive political leaders have attempted to interpret and employ the concept of freedom and its relevance to American public policy debates. Arguably, President Franklin Roosevelt described it most eloquently and succinctly in his "Four Freedoms" of speech and worship and from want and fear.
George Lakoff's new book is as enjoyable to read as it is important to understand. It comes at a critical time for our country. Because freedom has always been a progressive concept, it is time for progressives to reclaim the word and its meaning in today's context. Mr. Lakoff shows us how." --Former Senator Tom Daschle
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." --Howard Dean
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement."--Howard Dean
"In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of 'freedom, ' on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself."--Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"[Lakoff] makes a very persuasive argument that Democrats have allowed Republicans to hijack words such as 'freedom' and 'liberty' in fundamental ways that have undercut Democrats' credibility."--"Chicago Tribune"
One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement. "Howard Dean"
In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of 'freedom, ' on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself. "Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"
[Lakoff] makes a very persuasive argument that Democrats have allowed Republicans to hijack words such as 'freedom' and 'liberty' in fundamental ways that have undercut Democrats' credibility. "Chicago Tribune""
"One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." --Howard Dean
"In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff is one of the progressive movement's Five-Star Generals. Here he shows what we must do to take back precious ground lost to the Right--the concept of 'freedom, ' on which America's very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself." --Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
"[Lakoff] makes a very persuasive argument that Democrats have allowed Republicans to hijack words such as 'freedom' and 'liberty' in fundamental ways that have undercut Democrats' credibility." --Chicago Tribune
George Lakoff, recently featured in The New York Times Magazine, is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding senior fellow of the Rockridge Institute, a center for research devoted to promoting progressive ideas. He is the author of the influential Don’t Think of an Elephant! and Moral Politics, as well as seminal books on linguistics, including Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things and Metaphors We Live By (with Mark Johnson). He lives in Berkeley, California.
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