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Lecture / Presentation
Metaphors of Causality and Containment
Sun, 01/21/2007 - 22:33 — Dominik LukešMetaphors of Causality and Containment
A talk given by Dominik Lukeš at Social Science Research Seminar at the University of East Anglia. PowerPoint | Audio
George Lakoff speaks metaphors and cognitive models in politics
Thu, 01/18/2007 - 00:00 — Dominik Lukeš
In this hour-long lecture presented George Lakoff discusses issues that are elaborated in great detail in his book Moral Politics.
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- Work out bugs - literally - The Register-Guard
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