If any single figure could be considered the guru for the current embodied philosophy movement, it has to be George Lakoff. Although technically a linguist, he is probably best known for his extensive interdisciplinary work in cognitive science, conceptual metaphor and politics. His published work includes the closest thing to a bible in the embodiment [...]
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Monday Profile: George Lakoff
Posted in Cognitive Science, Conceptual Metaphor, Linguistics, Mathematics, Monday Profile, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, philosophy, tagged Chomsky, cognitive linguistics, Cognitive Science, Conceptual Metaphor, embodied cognition, embodied realism, embodiment, George Lakoff, Lakoff, Linguistics, Mark Johnson, Mark Turner, Mathematics, metaphor, Mind, philosophy, Philosophy in the Flesh, philosophy of embodiment, Philosophy of Mind, poetic metaphor, Politics, Rafael Nunez, Rockridge Institute on November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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