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George Philip Lakoff (/ˈleɪkɒf/; born May 24, 1941) is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. The conceptual metaphor thesis, introduced in his and Mark Johnson's 1980 book Metaphors We Live By has found applications in a number of academic disciplines. Applying it to politics, literature, philosophy and mathematics has led Lakoff into territory normally considered basic to political science. In his 1996 book Moral Politics, Lakoff described conservative voters as being influenced by the "strict father model" as a central metaphor for such a complex phenomenon as the state, and liberal/progressive voters as being influenced by the "nurturant parent model" as the folk psychological metaphor for this complex phenomenon. According to him, an individual's experience and attitude towards sociopolitical issues is influenced by being framed in

George Lakoff - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs more citations . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "George Lakoff" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2025 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) American linguist (born 1941) George Lakoff Lakoff, 2012 Born George Philip Lakoff ( 1941-05-24 ) May 24, 1941 (age 85) Bayonne, New Jersey , U.S. Known for Conceptual metaphor theory Embodied cognition Spouses Robin Lak

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