Thinking points: communicating our American values and vision : a progressive's handbook
This book offers a concise, and systematic explanation of how conservatives think and use language to frame political issues, and how language and moral framing equals power in politics. It also explains how progressives can fight back with their own values and communicate their vision of a better America. The author and the Rockridge Institute offer a new understanding of the progressive worldview, and reveal the nature of the so-called political center. They explain why the most effective way…
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- Full title :Thinking points : communicating our American values and vision : a progressive's handbook / George Lakoff and the Rockridge Institute.
Summary
This book offers a concise, and systematic explanation of how conservatives think and use language to frame political issues, and how language and moral framing equals power in politics. It also explains how progressives can fight back with their own values and communicate their vision of a better America. The author and the Rockridge Institute offer a new understanding of the progressive worldview, and reveal the nature of the so-called political center. They explain why the most effective way to appeal to those who identify themselves as moderates or conservatives is to remain true to core progressive values.
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- Publication Date:2006.
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 156 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781429997621, 1429997621
- oclc:ocn964524628
- LC Classification:JA85.2.U6
- Dewey Decimal:320.51/3/0973
Table of Contents
Winning and losing -- Biconceptualism -- Frames and brains -- The nation as family -- Morality and the market -- Fundamental values -- Strategic initiatives -- The art of arguments.
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