| Physical description |
xi, 413 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-413). |
| Contents |
1. The Minds and Politics -- 2. The Worldview Problem for American Politics -- 3. Experiential Mortality --4. Keeping the Moral Books -- 5. Strict Father Morality -- 6. Nurturant Parent Morality -- 7. Why We Need a New Understanding of American Politics -- 8. The Nature of the Model -- 9. Moral Categories in Politics -- 10. Social Programs and Taxes -- 11. Crime and the Death Penalty -- 12. Regulation and the Environment -- 13. The Culture Wars: From Affirmative Action to the Arts -- 14. Two Models of Christianity --15. Abortion -- 16. How Can You Love Your Country and Hate Your Government? -- 17. Varieties of Liberals and Conservatives -- 18. Pathologies, Stereotypes, and Distortions -- 19. Can There Be a Politics without Family Values? -- 20. Nonideological Reasons for Being a Liberal -- 21. Raising Real Children -- 22. The Human Mind -- 23. Basic Humanity -- Epilogue: Problems for Public Discourse. |
| Summary |
"Moral Politics" takes a fresh look at how we think and talk about political and moral ideas. George Lakoff analyzed recent political discussions to find that the family--especially the ideal family--is the most important metaphor of today. He looks at how conservatives and liberals link morality to politics through the concept of family and how these ideals diverge. A wake-up call to political pundits on both the left and the right, this work redefines how American think and talk about politics. |
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Political ethics -- United States.
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Social ethics -- United States.
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Social values -- United States.
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Conservatism -- United States.
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Liberalism -- United States.
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United States -- Moral conditions.
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| ISBN |
0226467961 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0226468054 (paperback) |
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