I hope that there is more to the talks than what the Star describes, which taken by itself sounds like Pinker has finally capitulated and begun espousing positions long since defined by George Lakoff. John On 1/23/07, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx <JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Click here: TheStar.com - sciencetech - Of thought and metaphor What's the current consensus among the literati re. Pinker? I lost track of him for a few years. Julie Krueger
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