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Metaphors We Live By
Book • 1980
In 'Metaphors We Live By,' George Lakoff and Mark Johnson argue that metaphor is not just a figure of speech but a fundamental mechanism of the mind that allows us to use our physical and social experiences to understand more abstract concepts.
The book introduces the concept of 'conceptual metaphors' and demonstrates how these metaphors structure our perceptions, thoughts, and actions.
It challenges traditional views in Western philosophy and linguistics by showing that metaphor is pervasive in everyday language and thought, influencing how we think about concepts like love, arguments, and truth.
The book introduces the concept of 'conceptual metaphors' and demonstrates how these metaphors structure our perceptions, thoughts, and actions.
It challenges traditional views in Western philosophy and linguistics by showing that metaphor is pervasive in everyday language and thought, influencing how we think about concepts like love, arguments, and truth.
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Mentioned in 17 episodes
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when discussing the pervasiveness of metaphor in cognition and language.


John Vervaeke

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Ep. 2 - Flow, Metaphor, and the Axial Revolution
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in the context of metaphors and how they shape our thinking.


T.K. Coleman

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460 | Overthinking
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as an author whose work explores the role of metaphors in our understanding of the world.


Matt Ridley

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Ideas Having Sex: How Money & Language Evolve Civilization w/ Matt Ridley (WiM574)
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as a book that impacted his views on conceptual frameworks.


Murray Shanahan

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Prof. Murray Shanahan - Machines Don't Think Like Us
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in the context of the power of grounding metaphors.


Tristan Harris

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#387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention
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when discussing how much our cognition is metaphorical.


John Vervaeke

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Ep. 35 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - The Symbol, Sacredness, and the Sacred
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as an inspiration for his thinking on target and source domains.


Robert Breedlove

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Bitcoin and the Mystery of Money w/ Robert Breedlove
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as extraordinarily good books on the topic of metaphors.


Iain McGilchrist

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Understanding The Matter with Things Dialogues Episode 18: Chapter 18 - The untimely demise of intuition
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in the context of persuasive technology and its influence on user behavior.


Tristan Harris

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GOP's "Black Nazi" Porn Posting, Instagram's New Rules, and Tristan Harris's Guide to Humane Technology
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when explaining the origin of the "soldier mindset" metaphor.


Julia Galef

536: Julia Galef | Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Mentioned as authors of books on conceptual metaphors.

Metaphor E3: Chaotic Waters
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as a highly influential book that inspired his exploration of conceptual metaphors in language.


Perry Link

Perry Link, “An Anatomy of Chinese: Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics” (Harvard UP, 2013)
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as researchers who study how descriptions of bodily positions help us to form concepts and metaphors.

Laura Otis

Laura Otis, "Banned Emotions: How Metaphors Can Shape What People Feel" (Oxford UP, 2019)
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in relation to metaphors we live by.

Morten Christiansen

Archive: The Psychology of Language, with Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater
Mentioned in relation to the impact of implicit metaphors on understanding.

E47: Oops! The Winston W. Royce Story
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when discussing the role of metaphors in shaping thought.

Michael Garfield

📚🧙🏼♂️🦾 232 - Myth & Magic in Technological Metamodernism
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for understanding how metaphors shape our communication and thinking.


Matt Mullenweg

#420: Books I've Loved — Matt Mullenweg
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as the source of the idea that metaphors connect concrete and abstract concepts.

Vicky Lai

Metaphors and your brain. How figurative language works, with Dr. Vicky Lai
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when discussing metaphors in language.

Nick Chater

The Psychology of Language, with Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater
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in relation to his work on metaphors and how they shape our understanding of arguments.


Jonathan Haidt

A Culture of Fear, Social Media Toxicity, and America's Descent Into Stupidity, with Jonathan Haidt | Ep. 327