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George Lakoff Quotes

The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical Picture Quote #1

Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature Picture Quote #1

For real human beings, the only realism is an embodied realism Picture Quote #1

Science is fundamentally a moral enterprise, following the moral imperative to seek the truth Picture Quote #1

We categorize as we do because we have the brains and bodies we have and because we interact in the world as we do Picture Quote #1

If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind Picture Quote #1

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The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another Picture Quote #1

Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature Picture Quote #1

We know that someone who has channeled his anger into something constructive has not had a cow. How do we know these things? Picture Quote #1

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The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical (George Lakoff Quotes) Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature (George Lakoff Quotes) For real human beings, the only realism is an embodied realism (George Lakoff Quotes) Science is fundamentally a moral enterprise, following the moral imperative to seek the truth (George Lakoff Quotes) We categorize as we do because we have the brains and bodies we have and because we interact in the world as we do (George Lakoff Quotes) If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind (George Lakoff Quotes) The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another (George Lakoff Quotes) Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature (George Lakoff Quotes) We know that someone who has channeled his anger into something constructive has not had a cow. How do we know these things? (George Lakoff Quotes)