George Lakoff

Quotes

• “We know that someone who has channeled his anger into something constructive has not had a cow. How do we know these things?”

• “Do we really think that the United States will have the protection of innocent Afghans in mind if it rains terror down on the Afghan infrastructure? We are supposedly fighting them because they immorally killed innocent civilians. That made them evil. If we do the same, are we any less immoral?”

Books by George Lakoff in order

Books by George Lakoff in the order they were published, from On the Nature of Syntactic Irregularity (1965) to Neural Mind (2025).

1. 1On the Nature of Syntactic IrregularityOn the Nature of Syntactic Irregularity1965
2. 2Deep and Surface GrammarDeep and Surface Grammar1968
3. 3Irregularity in SyntaxIrregularity in Syntax1970
4. 4Adverbs and Modal OperatorsAdverbs and Modal Operators1973
5. 5HedgesHedges1973
6. 6Pragmatics in Natural LogicPragmatics in Natural Logic1974
7. 7Metaphors We Live ByMetaphors We Live By1980
8. 8Women, Fire, and Dangerous ThingsWomen, Fire, and Dangerous Things1987
9. 9More Than Cool ReasonMore Than Cool Reason1989
10. 10Moral PoliticsMoral Politics1996
11. 11Reversible DestinyReversible Destiny1997
12. 12Philosophy in the FleshPhilosophy in the Flesh1999
13. 13Where Mathematics Comes FromWhere Mathematics Comes From2000
14. 14Don't Think of an Elephant!Don't Think of an Elephant!2004
15. 15Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate2005
16. 16Thinking PointsThinking Points2006
17. 17Whose Freedom?Whose Freedom?2006
18. 18The Political MindThe Political Mind2008
19. 19The Little Blue BookThe Little Blue Book2012
20. 20The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!2014
21. 21Your Brain's PoliticsYour Brain's Politics2016
22. 22Metáforas de la vida cotidianaMetáforas de la vida cotidiana2017
23. 23Ten Lectures on Cognitive LinguisticsTen Lectures on Cognitive Linguistics2017
24. 24Neural MindNeural Mind2025