Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-451) and index.

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.

"In this classic text, the first full-scale application of cognitive science to politics, George Lakoff analyzes the unconscious and rhetorical worldviews of liberals and conservatives, discovering radically different but remarkably consistent conceptions of morality on both the left and right. For this new edition, Lakoff adds a preface and an afterword extending his observations to major ideological conflicts since the book's original publication, from the impeachment of Bill Clinton to the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath." http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/2001051052.html.