George Lakoff: Moral Politics


UC Berkeley professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff explores how successful political debates are framed by using language targeted to people’s values instead of their support for specific government programs in this public lecture sponsored by the Helen Edison Series at UC San Diego. Series: “Helen Edison Lecture Series” [11/2005] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11194]

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  1. insomniabelow says:

    This is supposedly “How Liberals and Conservatives Think” but he really seems to have only discussed conservatives (and how he thinks they’re completely wrong) pretty much the entire time.

    He can call me a misguided buffoon for my being a conservative for all I care, but at least he ought to try to have a more accurate title for his speech :/

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  3. Roorippin says:

    LAKOFF FOR PRESIDENT!!!

  4. Mizuumi18 says:

    I need to finish watching this sometime when it’s not 3 AM. ._.

  5. 1888junkteam says:

    excellent work!

  6. billtomwhelan says:

    Great stuff, but it’s worth noting that this really only applies to the US Conservative/Liberal divide… wouldn’t apply in many countries

  7. Ruralta says:

    Interesting how he described the sponsorship of conservative think tanks. They used to shoot people who worked against their “freedom” now they spend half a billion dollars a year on “conservative thought” with which they dilute the public discourse and mire more responsible sentiments in the no mans land of ideological rhetoric. If they werent so corrupt the debt wouldnt be 9 trillion.

  8. ThisSentenceIsFalse says:

    Lakoff should be president.

  9. ramonefan22 says:

    Hey, my favorite Iron maiden album is peace of mind, i hope those niggas go back on tour soon!

  10. slimvictor says:

    He is a conservative, and he is in pain because he’s hearing the truth.

  11. KitKatman2008 says:

    WHAT THE FUCK. I never knew Youtube actually made videos that are an hour long.

  12. TheMagank says:

    What has cogs done to this point? Nothing at all….Using backwards speak….middle man theories….Mediumship.

  13. dowling1981 says:

    Do you enjoy Georgelette Lakoff?

  14. shitnrun says:

    the dude in the white shirt at 34:34 looks really uncomfortable. should have just watched the youtube from the comfort of his la-z-boy like i did.

  15. shitnrun says:

    haha what’s up with the dude in the red shirt at 42:15?

  16. ediblepet says:

    This may surprise you, but there are people on the Internet from all sorts of varied backgrounds.

  17. ediblepet says:

    yup conservatives believe in an objective morality whereas liberals believe in a relativist morality.

  18. numnunums says:

    Obviously you’re not familiar with North American Politics.

  19. numnunums says:

    What’s this blathering nonsense you’re spouting again?

  20. itdontmatter36 says:

    why don’t you guys just take his class and argue with him in person? are you all too old to go to school? or did you not get into Berkeley?

  21. maghi85 says:

    oh my… he stopped speaking on linguists and now he’s using linguistics to dupe the audience using words like nurturing family for liberals and strict discipline family for conservatives
    it’s real non-sense this is trying to be politically correct yet biologically socially domestically incorrect
    he’s still stuck on the 60s fad of feminism while if you read on the current literature of the leading authors of 60s they are all in a state of confusion for the horror they had unleashd on women

  22. maghi85 says:

    very shallow in his world view this man
    though the part on linguistics is good

  23. Antiks72 says:

    That’s horseshit if I’ve ever heard it. Thanks for the laugh, ass hat.

  24. 69baa says:

    your a fucking peice of shit and i hate you. alot. you dont know anything about life. go to hell.

  25. charlesdarwinxxx says:

    can do… will do
    cannot do.. will teach.
    academic have voted themselves jobs for life.
    free -welfare for academic for life.
    “money for nothing” “chicks for free”

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