Moral politics how liberals and conservatives think

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Main Author: Lakoff, George
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Introduction. The mind and politics ; The worldview problem for American politics.
  • Pt. II. Moral conceptual systems. Experiential morality ; Keeping the moral books ; Strict father morality ; Nurturant parent morality.
  • Pt. III. From family-based morality to politics. Why we need a new understanding of American politics ; The nature of the model ; Moral categories in politics.
  • Pt. IV. The hard issues. Social programs and taxes ; Crime and the death penalty ; Regulation and the environment ; The culture wars: from affirmative action to the arts ; Two models of Christianity ; Abortion ; How can you love your country and hate your government?
  • Pt. V. Summing up. Varieties of liberals and conservatives ; Pathologies, stereotypes, and distortions ; Can there be a politics without family values?
  • Pt. VI. Who's right? And how can you tell? Nonideological reasons for being a liberal ; Raising real children ; The human mind ; Basic humanity.
  • Epilogue: Problems for public discourse.