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21st Century American Politics with and the 18th Century Brain

The Political Mind — Rockridge Institute

“In What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In The Political Mind, George Lakoff explains why.

As it turns out, human beings are not the rational creatures we’ve so long imagined ourselves to be. Ideas, morals, and values do not exist somewhere outside the body, ready to be examined and put to use. Instead, they exist quite literally inside the brain—and they take physical shape there”

George Lakoff

see also:

World Affairs Council podcasts
Internet Archive Audio Archive