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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things What Categories Reveal About the Mind

George Lakoff

A sweeping critique of the assumptions the mind makes, of how humans tend to categorize objects and ideas, and of the implications of these modes of thought. Illustrated.

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All In with Chris Hayes

The book was cited as a wellknown work on categorization while discussing how the pardon power creates new categories of criminal behavior.

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there's a famous book about categorization by George Lakoff called Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things. And it's about, you know, categories of things.

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The book was cited as a wellknown work on categorization while discussing how the pardon power creates new categories of criminal behavior.

"

there's a famous book about categorization by George Lakoff called Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things. And it's about, you know, categories of things.

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