George Lakoff

Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, UC Berkeley

George Lakoff believes that global warming has introduced the greatest moral crisis we have ever experienced. As professor emeritus of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at UC Berkeley, Lakoff has been teaching linguistics for over 40 years. His current research covers the nature of human conceptual systems, especially metaphor systems for concepts such as morality, the self, and politics. This includes practical applications of cognitive linguistics to help social advocates reframe social and political issues.

Lakoff is the author of Metaphors We Live By, Moral Politics, and Don't Think of an Elephant!. Lakoff earned an S.B. in Mathematics and English Literature from MIT in 1962 and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University in 1966.

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REWIND: Ecological Intelligence

January 29, 2017
What’s really preventing us from enacting environmental change? Blame our brains, says Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. As he...
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Climate Cognition

May 13, 2015
Sure, there are climate deniers – but even those who accept global warming as reality often fail to act on it. What will inspire both awareness...
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Ecological Intelligence

May 18, 2014
What’s really preventing us from enacting environmental change? Blame our brains, says Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. As he...